"Beyond Goals" is a strategy to bring the innovation, agility and efficiency of small businesses to the mission of the Air Force to fly, fight and win … in air, space and cyberspace.

Beyond Goals pushes past percentages to ensure the Warfighter's access to a comprehensive set of capabilities in support of Air Force priorities.

Beyond Goals considers percentage goals and contracts as tools or a means to an end—but not the end itself. Beyond Goals realizes the value of small business is truly measured by what small businesses positively contribute to the mission and priorities of the Air Force.

DB is responsible for ensuring small businesses have an equitable, fair and impartial opportunity to participate in the DLA Acquisition Program. Our goal is to educate small business on doing business with DLA, and facilitate their competing more effectively in the DLA Acquisition process. Also, through local Small Business Program Offices at each DLA procuring activity, we advise and assist contracting, program manager, and requirements personnel on all matters which affect small businesses. You can find DLA procuring activity small business offices in the "DLA SB Offices" link.

Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization offers monthly small business Vendor Outreach Sessions (VOS). These one-on-one sessions enable the small business specialist to meet with small, 8(a), HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, veteran-owned small and service disabled veteran owned small businesses to discuss their capabilities statement, learn about potential procurement opportunities as well as give advice.

DCMA and the Small Business Program Division’s objective is to evaluate and analyze how well prime contractors ensure small businesses receive a fair proportion of and a maximum practicable opportunity to participate in prime contractors' subcontracts. Our strategy to achieve this objective is to actively assist customers in developing aggressive but reasonable subcontracting plans for their contractors and review contractor compliance with subcontracting plans. By doing this, the Agency helps foster business innovation and new technology, supports the war fighter, strengthens and sustains the military and economic industrial base and promotes private enterprise.

USDA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) was established June 26, 1979 pursuant to Public Law (P.L.) 95-507, which assigned it the task of fostering the use of small, disadvantaged and women-owned businesses as federal contractors.

Their mission is to provide maximum opportunities for small businesses to participate in USDA contracting activities.

For information on what they buy from contractors visit their Marketing to the USDA page.

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center (OSDBU/MRC) is the initial point of contact at USAID for U.S. small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, HUBZone small, Veteran-owned small, and service-disabled small businesses. OSDBU/MRC is a small business advocacy and advisory office with the responsibility for ensuring that these enterprises receive access to USAID programs.

Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs

They advise the Secretary of Defense on all matters related to small business and are committed to maximizing the contributions of small business in DoD acquisitions. They provide leadership and governance to the Military Departments and Defense Agencies to meet the needs of the nations's warfighters, creating opportunities for small businesses while ensuring each tax dollar is spent responsibly.

Small Business Contracting with the Air Mobility Command

Thanks to the size and scope of AMC’s mission, there exists a good opportunity for small businesses to contract with AMC. MLF interviewed Edwin Beussink, director of small business for Air Mobility Command. To learn about those opportunities and the best ways for businesses to take advantage of them.

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