Attachment L-10 Small Business Participation Plan.docx

Attachment L-10 Small Business Participation Plan

All offerors, both small and large businesses, are required to submit Small Business Participation Plan information in accordance with DFARS 215.304. Offerors will be evaluated on their level of commitment to small business participation and should provide support for an aggressive level of small businesses participation in the performance of the acquisition.

Required Elements. The required Small Business Participation Plan should include the following:

1. A narrative describing the process that will be utilized to inform and educate the small business community of the subcontracting opportunities associated with this contract. As well as the plans for any pre-qualification, onboarding after subcontract award, and management.

2. A schedule and description of specific outreach efforts that will be made to increase subcontract opportunities for the small business contractors, related to activities described in this solicitation.

3. For all projects submitted for consideration, provide the small business subcontracting goals established for that project by the government or owner, and evidence of the total dollars that were subcontracted to small business during each project. If the project was a federal project the eSRS report should be submitted. A narrative describing any deviations from the established goals, and the final small business results for each project should be included.

4. A statement of the total combined percentage of work to be performed by both large and small businesses (include the percentage of work to be performed both by Prime and Subcontractors).

4.1. Table L-2 -- Example: If the Offeror proposes a price of $1,000,000 (including all options), and small business(es) will provide $500,000 in services/supplies as a prime or subcontractor, the % planned for small businesses is 50%; and 50% for large business equaling 100%.

Table L-2 Combined Work Allocation Statement

Total Percentage planned for large business(es)

Total Percentage planned for small business(es)

5. The total percentage of participation (based on total subcontracted dollars planned for Small Business) to be performed by each type of subcategory small business. The percentage of work performed by Small Businesses that qualify in multiple small business categories may be counted in each category.

5.1. Table L-3 -- Example: Victory Prop Mgt (WOSB and SDVOSB) performing 2%; and Williams Group (SDB, HubZ and WOSB) performing 3%. Results equate to: SDB 3%; HUBZone 3%; WOSB 5%; SDVOSB 2%; VOSB 2%;). SDVOSBs are also VOSBs automatically; however VOSBs are not automatically SDVOSBs.

Table L-3 -- Small Business Participation

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

Woman-Owned Small Business

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business

Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

AbilityOne Industry for the Blind

Total Small Business Participation

6. The principle sub-contracting requirements to be performed by Small Businesses.

6.1. Example: If a Small Business qualifies also as a WOSB and a SDVOSB, they can be added to each category below in which they qualify.

Table L-4 Small business Subcontracting by Requirement

Small Business (SB)

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone)

Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB):

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVO):

7. Describe the extent of commitment to use small businesses (for example, what types of commitments if any are in place for this specific acquisition either – small business prime, written contract, verbal, enforceable, non-enforceable, joint venturing, mentor-protégé, etc.)

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