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Certification Collaboration |
We are a Consortium of individual companies having different Contracting Vehicle Certifications. |
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The federal government is the largest buyer in the world. In 2003, the government set a new record in purchasing at $285 billion. If contracts performed overseas are included, this figure rises to $300 billion – an increase of nearly 30 percent in government buying in one year, and an increase of nearly $100 billion since 2000. Unfortunately, the federal marketplace continues to be closed to small businesses. For the fourth year in a row, the federal government's small business goals were not achieved. The federal government now contracts more than 77 percent of its work with just 3 percent of businesses. In fact, the top ten largest Department of Defense (DoD) contractors now receive 50 percent of all DoD contracts. |
One of the primary reasons for the failure of agencies to accomplish their small business goals is the creation of mega contracts. Contracts that could be performed by small firms are combined into giant contracts that are too large for small businesses to perform. From 1991 to 2000, the number of small business contract opportunities declined by 56 percent in large part due to contract bundling. As a Consortium the Government evaluates our combined strength and capabilities, therefore we are able to pursue these mega contracts as either; - a SBA 8(a) Minority Owned Business, |
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