WELCOME

Welcome to the Federal Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Directors Interagency Council ("OSDBU Council") website. The OSDBU Council is an informal organization of Federal small business program officials that comes together monthly to exchange and discuss information on acquisition methods, issues and strategies; small business program initiatives and processes; and small business related outreach events that permit their respective agencies to increase their utilization of small businesses as prime and subcontractors to meet their annual requirements for services and goods.

The OSDBU Council is led by the Directors of the Federal OSDBUs who individually work closely with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, U. S. Small Business Administration, and Heads of Contracting for each agency along with stakeholders in the implementation and execution of the Federal small business contracting programs.

The OSDBU Council host monthly meetings and each agency rotates the responsible of hosting each meeting. If you need to reach an OSDBU member, our members' page provides contact information for each of them.

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING CLASSROOM

Government contracts can offer significant opportunities for small businesses, but selling to the government requires a very different approach than selling to the commercial sector. SBA has created a series of free online contracting courses designed to help prospective and existing small businesses understand the basics about contracting with governmental agencies. So whether you're just getting started or looking for ways to compete more successfully in the government contracting marketplace, check out the courses below.

Before entering some courses, you will be prompted to complete an online registration form. The registration process is simple, asks only a couple of questions, and will take less than a minute to complete. To learn more about small business contracting opportunities or to take the Small Business Administration online classes, please visit the following link: www.sba.gov/gcclassroom.

"The doors of contracting is only a key stroke away"

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FY 2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

	Mauricio Vera, Chair Director, OSDBU U.S. Agency for International Development
	Kevin Boshears, Vice Chair Director, OSDBU U.S. Department of Homeland Security
	Teneshia Alston, Secretary Senior Program Specialist, OSDBU U.S. Agency for International Development