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SBA RIN: 3245-AG06 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program 
Abstract: This proposed rule will establish regulations to implement the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Assistance Program, authorized under section 8(m) of the Small Business Act. Section 8(m) was enacted as part of Public Law 106-554 to provide a targeted procurement mechanism to assist Federal agencies in achieving the statutory goal of 5 percent for contracting with WOSBs. In accordance with section 8(m), the new regulations would authorize contracting officers to restrict competition to eligible WOSBs for certain Federal contracts in industries in which SBA has determined that WOSBs are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement. Also consistent with section 8(m), the authority to restrict competition would be limited to contracts not exceeding $3 million, or $5 million in the case of manufacturing contracts. In implementing section 8(m) the proposed regulations would further provide: the eligible industries in which WOSBs are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented; the specific eligibility requirements for WOSBs to qualify for program participation; the procedures for concerns to certify their eligibility; the process for SBA to verify the continuing WOSB eligibility; the contractual and business development assistance available under the program; the relevant protest and appeal procedures; and the applicable penalties. 
Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121    13 CFR 127    13 CFR 134   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 637(m)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/04/2010  75 FR 10030   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/03/2010    
Final Action  10/07/2010  75 FR 62258   
Final Rule Effective  02/04/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Related to 3245-AF80 
Agency Contact:
Dean R. Koppel
Assistant Director, Office of Policy and Research
Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416
Phone:202 205-7322
Fax:202 481-1540
Email: dean.koppel@sba.gov