Core Courses

• Small Business Professional

Elective Courses

• None

Mandatory

Suggested

Introduction to Federal Socioeconomic Programs

• Establishment of Socioeconomic Programs
• Definitions of Relevant Terms
• Implementation of Socioeconomic Policy
• Summary
• Exercise

People and Agencies Involved in Small Business Contracting

• Small Business Administration
• Other Agencies
• Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
• SBA Procurement Center Representatives
• Agency Personnel
• Advocates for Competition
• Summary
• Exercise

Planning to Contract with Small Business Concerns

• Market Research and Locating Potential Small Business Sources
• Size Standards
• Set-Asides
• Rule of Two
• Relationship among Small Business Programs
• Consolidation and Bundling
• Limitations on Subcontracting
• Summary
• Exercises and Case Studies

The 8(a) Program

• 8(a) Business Development Program
• 8(a) Program and the Acquisition Process
• Summary
• Exercises and Case Studies

Set-Aside Programs for Specific Groups of Small Businesses

• HUBZone Contracting Program
• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
• Women-Owned Small Business Program
• Summary
• Exercises

Small Business Set-Asides

• Criteria for Small Business Set-Asides
• Eligibility Requirements for Small Business Set-Asides
• Types of Small Business Set-Asides
• Setting Aside a Class of Acquisitions for Small Business Concerns
• Handling Small Business Set-Asides Throughout the Contracting Process
• Summary
• Exercises and Case Studies

Subcontracting

• Subcontracting Requirements
• Locating Eligible Small Business Subcontractors
• Types of Subcontracting Plans
• Role of Agency and SBA Personnel in Small Business Subcontracting
• Following Subcontracting Procedures Through the Contracting Process
• Summary
• Exercise and Case Study

Other Programs

• Small Business Innovation Research Program
• Mentor-Protégé Programs
• Other Special Treatment Given to Small Businesses in the Acquisition Process
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• Major Disaster or Emergency Assistance Activities
• Indian Incentive Program
• Summary