USID prime contractors whose awards contain a small business subcontracting should plan to conduct the required reporting in the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), available at eSRS.gov. Contractors must comply with the requirements in the FAR 52.219-9 (“Small Business Subcontracting Plan”) clause found in their contract, as applicable.
Why? Because small businesses are an important part of the USAID partner community and, when applicable, large contractors are expected to ensure that they are meeting their subcontracting goals.
In addition to being a contractual requirement, this reporting is vital for USAID to monitor the utilization of small businesses and track progress against the Agency’s small business subcontracting goals.
This reporting also supports the achievement of Objective 3.3 (“U.S. small businesses and underserved U.S. partner communities engaged more equitably”) in USAID’s recently-updated Acquisition and Assistance Strategy, as well as the President’s focus on Advancing Equity in Federal Procurement.
For additional information, also read this post – USAID – What is the eSRS system?