Small Business

Topics on this page:

• HHS Outreach Activities & Events
• Contracting Information
• Special Small Business Program
• Small Business Program Policies, Procedures, & Reports

HHS Outreach Activities and Events

HHS is committed to helping small businesses in their pursuit of health and human services related contracts. Learn about our opportunities for you to learn about HHS, its contracting opportunities, and how we can do business together. Here's how we reach out to businesses: 

• Browse the Calendar of Events for the latest information on upcoming small business events.
• Be sure to register for the Vendor Outreach Sessions (when available).
• Be sure to see our Presentation: Marketing to the Department of Health & Human Services (PPT - 25 pages)

Contracting Information

Locate sources of detailed current and future contract information available to those interested in working with HHS:

• Find current business opportunities at FedBizOpps.
• Learn about currently Active Contracts at HHS.
• See our Forecast of HHS Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses.
• Find the HHS Bid Board Locations where proposed contract actions ($10,000-25,000) are available for public review.
• Search for answers in our Frequently Asked Questions database:
  • Doing Business with the Department FAQs
  • Mentor Protégé Program FAQs

Special Small Business Program

Our Mentor Protégé Program offers opportunities for small businesses to work with large companies.

Small Business Program Policies, Procedures and Reports

Learn about our Small Business Utilization Program, policies, procedures and reports to better understand how to work with government agencies. 

Policies 

Small Business Program Policy Manual
Learn about how HHS administers its small business utilization program.

8(a) Partnership Agreement Between SBA and HHS [PDF - 520KB]
Read about the partnership that HHS has with the Small Business Administration

Procedures

HHS 653 Small Business Review Form (doc - 3 pages)
This form will assist users in reviewing acquisition projects.

Subcontracting: 

• Subcontracting Plan  (doc - 3 pages)  
  This plan is used to establish policies and procedures for subcontract management.
• HHS Subcontract Plan Review Form (doc)
  Use this form when reviewing subcontract plans process.
• HHS Subcontracting Reporting
  Learn about subcontract reporting policies and procedures.

Reports

• HHS Small Business Goals for FY 2011
• HHS Small Business Program Historical Data - Chart, FY 2006 - FY 2010
• Small Business Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2010
• Summary Report: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Program [PDF - 144KB]

Also, see

• Executive Order 13360 - Contracting with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (01/27/2010)
• HHS implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• USASpending.gov, to find more information on government spending

Last Updated: 03/01/2012