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Obama Administration Announces Efforts to
Increase Access to Contracting Opportunities for
Minority-Owned, Small Businesses
Secretary Locke,Administrator Mills will lead government-wide
initiative; federal officials to participate in more than
200 procurement events across the country
T
he Obama Administration reaf-
firmed its commitment to ensuring
that minority-owned and small
businesses, including women- and vet-
eran-owned businesses, have greater
access to federal government contract-
ing opportunities.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
and Small Business Administrator
Karen Mills announced a government-
wide plan that includes federal agency
procurement officials holding or partic-
ipating in more than 200 events over the
next 90 days to share information on
government contracting opportunities,
including those available under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act.
“Small and minority-owned busi-
nesses must play a significant role in
our efforts to restore economic growth.
Small businesses employ half of the
nation’s private sector workforce; create
a large share of the Nation’s new jobs;
and introduce many groundbreaking
ideas into the marketplace,” President
Barack Obama said. “It is essential that
we provide our Nation’s small business-
es with maximum practicable opportu- ued. “Over the course of the next ninety that small and minority-owned busi-
nity to participate in Federal Govern- days agency officials will take an nesses are part of our economic recov-
ment contracting. important step forward by holding or ery every step of the way,” said Vice
“In order for the Federal Govern- participating in more than two-hundred President Joe Biden. “By taking advan-
ment to better meet or exceed the goal events focused on sharing information tage of the expertise of an array of com-
of 23 percent of prime contracts for on government contracting opportuni- panies, we are going to be able to build
small businesses, Vice President Biden ties.” a stronger, more secure foundation for
and I have tasked Small Business “In these tough economic times, the long-term economic growth.”
Administrator Karen Mills and Com- Recovery Act is providing billions of “It has been a priority from day one
merce Secretary Gary Locke with lead- dollars in opportunity and incentives to of this administration to ensure that
ing a federal government-wide initiative help businesses grow – and the Presi- small and minority-owned businesses
to increase outreach,” Obama contin- dent and I are committed to ensuring are aware of and have access to federal
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