1. National 8(a) Association Summer Regional Conference
June 28, 2017
Tom Johnson, Publisher
Set-Aside Alert

2. Here’s what happens annually

3. Types of 8(a) Set-Asides – FY16
Sole source
$5.1 billion
Competitive
$3.7 billion
Competitive with HZ preference
$0.009 billion
Total = $8.9 billion out of $90B

4. Competitive Set-Asides by Type

5. Need to team/subcontract/JV?
Take advantage of socio-economic goals – see Small Business Scorecard
Participate in industry days and networking events– like this one
Check FBO’s Interested Parties
Look in FBO for Industry Day sign-up lists
Vet teaming prospects thru DSBS, USASpending and GSA Schedule Sales

6. Mentor-protégé program
8(a) mentor-protégé program
Changes in effect as of October launched similar programs for WO, SDV, HZ, SB
Finding a mentor
Mid-sized firms and larger small firms
Graduating 8(a) firms
GSA Schedule contract holders

7. Assignment: Confirm your SAM and DSBS listings tonight!
Transfer of data from CCR to SAM was a mess
Small business data not getting passed through to SBA’s Dynamic SB Search
Tonight, log in to SAM and review your entry; be sure to go on to DSBS
Add keywords, past performance to DSBS

8. Publisher, Set-Aside Alert 800-845-8420 tjohnson@setasidealert.com
Tom Johnson
Publisher, Set-Aside Alert
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