Welcome to the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
U.S. DOI's Small Business Boot Camp for
Women Owned Small Businesses
Thursday, February 11, 2010
This event has been postponed until further notice due to current and proposed inclement weather in the Washington, DC, area. Please call 1-877-375-9927 (toll-free) for further information.
 Upcoming Small Business Outreach Events
OSDBU Toll Free Number: 1-877-375-9927
Non Discrimination Notice to U.S. Department of the Interior Contractor, Subcontractors, and Lessors
Based upon law, Executive Order, or internal policy, the Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment, based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The Department urges its contractors, subcontractors, and lessors to develop and enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination policies for their places of work.
The Small Business Program
Mission and Overview
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) was created as part of the Small Business Act (SBA) to ensure that small and disadvantaged businesses are provided maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the agency's contracting process. Pursuant to Public Law 95-507, every federal agency is required to have an OSDBU.
The primary responsibility of the OSDBU is to ensure that small businesses are treated fairly and have an opportunity to compete and be selected for a fair amount of the agency's contracting and subcontracting dollars.
OSDBU's Mission
- To ensure that small business policies and goals of the Department are implemented in a fair, efficient, and effective manner to serve small businesses.
- To implement DOI's activities on behalf of small businesses, in accordance with Sections 8, 15, and 31 of the SBA, as amended.
- To provide opportunities, technical assistance, and financial services to the small business community.
OSDBU's Customers are:
- Small Businesses (SB)
- Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB)
- 8(a) firms
- Woman-Owned Businesses (WOB)
- Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Businesses
- Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB)
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)
For further information about the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the Small Business Program you may send an email to DOI_OSDBU@ios.doi.gov or you may call 202-208-3493.
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Budget and Business Management Statements 
SBA/DOI Partnership Agreement: Partnership Agreement
DOI Continues Its Outreach.
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