The Department of the Interior's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) advises the Secretary of the Interior on all matters related to small business and collaborate with leadership throughout the Department to maximize opportunities for small businesses in our acquisitions.  The OSDBU implement's policies, procedures, and training programs for the Department to emphasize our commitment to contracting with small businesses. Our mission also includes outreach to small and disadvantaged business communities, including Indian economic enterprises, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, service disabled veteran owned, and small businesses located in historically underutilized business zones (HUBZone) areas.

What's New at OSDBU

The Small Business Administration Awards DOI an "A+" in Annual FY 2023 Small Business Procurement Scorecard

The Department of the Interior (DOI) earned an “A+” rating on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Small Business Procurement Scorecard released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Interior earned an “A” or higher rating for maximizing opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses for the 15th consecutive year.  Interior awarded more than $2.1 billion in products and services to small businesses to support its priorities during FY 2023, representing 60% of contract obligations and showing an increase in contract dollars to small businesses for the second straight year. The score card represents the Department's commitment to assisting small and disadvantaged businesses with understanding and participating in DOI contracting opportunities.

Over the past year, Interior’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) worked with federal partners to increase small business participation, attract new vendors, and promote awareness about contracting and financial assistance opportunities.

“The Department of the Interior is honored to receive an A+ for our small business accomplishments in FY 2023 and celebrates having received an "A" or "A+" on our small business scorecard for 15 consecutive years.  At Interior, we are committed to maximizing opportunities for small businesses whenever we purchase products and services.  Small businesses provided over $3.5 billion in products and services to support the Interior's programs during FY 2023, representing over 60% of contract obligations.  In FY 2023, Interior exceeded all of our prime goals for each socio-economic program.  The Department's FY 2023 small business spending included more than 36% to Small Disadvantaged Businesses, surpassing our goal by almost 6%.  Interior will continue to build on our strong track record and enhance our program to ensure continued opportunities for all types of small and disadvantaged businesses. ” said Colleen Finnegan, Director of Interior’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).

The Department of the Interior encourages small businesses to leverage the many education and training resources available to prepare them to participate in federal, state, and local government contracts. DOI’s FY 2023 scorecard can be viewed at: https://www.sba.gov/agency-scorecards/

DOI is seeking information about small business vendors interested in doing business with DOI

A positive experience with the Department of the Interior's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is paramount to ensuring the services and resources we provide meet the needs of small business vendors.  In 2022, the DOI OSDBU developed a Draft Small Business Vendor Journey Map. The purpose of the Journey Map is used to inform the OSDBU's continued engagement with small businesses vendors interested in Federal contracting, improve communication and capitalize new innovative methods to reaching small business vendors with the capabilities to compete on DOI acquisitions, and ensure our products/services meet the unique needs of Small Business Vendors. The Journey Map is also intended to be a tool to help small businesses find relevant DOI-specific resources that are tailored to their needs.  The Draft DOI Vendor Journey map is a continual work in progress, intended to be refined as more information becomes available and evolve as technology, processes, and the businesses we work with evolve. As we launch this effort, we hope you will take a moment to tell us about your business by clicking here and provide feedback on this journey map by clicking here.

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