{"id":23643,"date":"2019-06-26T20:24:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T20:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/26\/small-businesses-get-a-fair-share-of-contracts-but-improvements-remain\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:57:16","slug":"small-businesses-get-a-fair-share-of-contracts-but-improvements-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/acquisition\/2019\/06\/26\/small-businesses-get-a-fair-share-of-contracts-but-improvements-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Agencies improved on small business goals, but can do more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal agencies improved on their commitment to award contracts to small businesses in 2018, though they still fell behind in goals for contract awards to women-owned small businesses, according to the Small Business Administration\u2019s procurement scorecards released June 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government as a whole received an \u201cA\u201d for 2018 \u2014 meaning that it met or exceeded 100 percent of the goals set for small business contracting that year \u2014 a grade that it has maintained for the past five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Departments of Education, Commerce and the Treasury led the pack of 24 agencies that were evaluated, each earning an A+ and meeting over 130 percent of the established goals for small business contract awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\t