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The Federal Government has strict guidelines regulating its purchase of goods and services.  Meeting small business contracting goals is chief among these guidelines.  OSAGE falls into several business categories with each one possessing a unique utilization goal: Native American owned; Woman-Owned Small Disadvantaged Business (WOSDB); 8(a) Certified.

Whether you are a Contractor or Consultant looking for a new addition to your team, or a Federal employee in search of new companies to work with, please contact us to explore future contracting opportunities.

The 8(a) Program

The 8(a) Program has become an essential instrument for helping socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs gain access to the economic mainstream of American society.  Some benefits of the program include:

Participants can receive sole-source contracts, up to a ceiling of $4 million for goods and services and $6 million for manufacturing.  While SBA helps 8(a) firms build their competitive and institutional know-how, the agency also encourages them to participate in competitive acquisitions.

Federal acquisition policies encourage Federal agencies to award a certain percentage of their contracts to SDBs.  To speed up the award process, the SBA has signed Partnership Agreements (PAs) with 25 Federal agencies allowing them to contract directly with certified 8(a) firms.

8(a) firms may form joint ventures and teams to bid on contracts.  This enhances the ability of 8(a) firms to perform larger prime contracts and overcome the effects of contract bundling, the combining of two or more contracts together into one large contract.

Indian Incentive Program

Administrated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Small Business Programs (OSBP) Office, the Indian Incentive Program (IIP) makes every effort to provide added value to the government in that this program is funded independently by the OSD and is not supported by the funds of the contracting agency.

Contracting officers can authorize an incentive payment of 5 percent of the amount paid to subcontractors that are Indian organizations or Indian-owned economic enterprises in an effort to provide the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in subcontracts.

Given that OSAGE is a Native American Owned corporation, any federal prime contract holder that subcontracts work to OSAGE is eligible for this 5 percent incentive payment.  The FY 2009 Appropriations Act made $15 Million available for incentive payments to prime contractors and to small businesses that use Indian-owned businesses or enterprises as subcontractors at any tier.