1. Bureau of Consular Affairs Small Business Support

2. Agenda Introduction to the Bureau of Consular Affairs Additional Information to learn more about CA Types of Services set aside for Small Business Small Business Statistics Small Business Samples Q & A

3. Introduction

4. Brief Description of the Bureau of Consular Affairs Passports: CA is responsible for issuing passports to U.S. citizens. There are twenty three Passport Agencies and four Passport Centers throughout the U.S. Citizen Support : Advises and supports US citizens and our embassies and consulates around the world in such matters as: Deaths, Arrests, Robberies, Citizenship and nationality, Federal benefits, Notarization of documents, International parental child abduction.

5. Brief Description of the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visas: Responsible for issuing all non- immigrant and immigrant visas in accordance with the INA. Fraud Prevention Programs: Provides resources, tools, and information to help Consular Officers detect and deter passport and visa fraud.

6. Brief Description of the Bureau of Consular Affairs Funding: Collects fees for services provided such as passports and visas. Strategic Look at Contracts: Created the Office of the Comptroller to provide a central point of contact for vendors and share vendor offerings across organizational units. Established email for vendor outreach. CA-Vendor-Inquiries@State.gov

7. Additional Information to learn more about CA Please visit: http://travel.state.gov/

8. Types of Services within CA that are set aside for Small Businesses Professional: Consultants, Subject Matter Experts, Project Managers, Program Managers, Financial Specialists, HR Specialist, Procurement Professionals, Management Analyst, Writers, Space Planners… Administrative: Office Management Specialists, Mail Clerks, Asset management, Administrative Assistants, Supply Specialist, Telephone Operators, Data entry, General Clerks…

9. Small Business Statistics for CA Labor Contracts (Not Including IT): 24 Labor Contracts-- 11 are awarded to small business (43%) Total number of contractors in CA: estimated around 3,700 Types of Small Business contracts: HUBZONE Certified 8(a) Woman Owned Disabled Veterans Alaskan Native Ability 1

10. Sample of Small Business Contracts awarded in CA Call Center5yr$150M Warehouse Facility5yr$2.5M Outreach Initiative1yr$1.9M Asset Management5yr$2.8M Mail Room Services5yr $1.5M Admin Support5yr $9.5M OMS Support5yr $400K

11. Sample of Small Business Contracts awarded in CA Management Analysts5yr$2.6M Procurement Spec5yr$4.5M Cost Study Survey3yr$2.5M Admin Support5yr$1.6M Host/Maint Training Module 5yr$1.4M Seals/Impressions5yr$200K

12. Questions? CA-Vendor-Inquiries@State.gov