USAID hosted its third overseas small business conference this past November, in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference was coordinated by USAID’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) with support from the Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA). More than 250 individuals, representing more than 100 businesses, participated in the event. The Asia Region Small … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
eSRS.gov, which stands for Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System, is the official site for the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System. The use of eSRS promises to create higher visibility for federal contracting officials (aka COs and OSDBU) who need to access and review subcontracting reports and introduce efficiency into the process of gathering information on federal subcontracting … [Read more…]
Dear Contractors, The purpose of this letter is to remind those prime contractors whose awards contain a small business subcontracting 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, … [Read more…]