Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
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The Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program is a U.S. government initiative that helps level the playing field for women entrepreneurs by setting aside certain federal contracts and reducing barriers to competition for eligible women-owned small businesses.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program Context triple: [HUBZone Program, relatedTo, Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program]
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A.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program is a federal initiative that provides contracting preferences and support to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
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B.
Small Business Development Center Program
The Small Business Development Center Program is a nationwide network of local centers that provide counseling, training, and technical assistance to help entrepreneurs start, grow, and manage small businesses.
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C.
Women’s Business Center Program
The Women’s Business Center Program is a nationwide network of SBA-funded centers that provide training, counseling, and resources to help women start, grow, and manage successful small businesses.
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D.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is a federal office that advocates for and facilitates contracting opportunities for small, minority-owned, women-owned, and other disadvantaged businesses within government procurement.
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E.
HUBZone Program
The HUBZone Program is a federal initiative that helps small businesses in historically underutilized business zones gain preferential access to government contracting opportunities to stimulate economic development in those areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program Target entity description: The Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program is a U.S. government initiative that helps level the playing field for women entrepreneurs by setting aside certain federal contracts and reducing barriers to competition for eligible women-owned small businesses.
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A.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program is a federal initiative that provides contracting preferences and support to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
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B.
Small Business Development Center Program
The Small Business Development Center Program is a nationwide network of local centers that provide counseling, training, and technical assistance to help entrepreneurs start, grow, and manage small businesses.
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C.
Women’s Business Center Program
The Women’s Business Center Program is a nationwide network of SBA-funded centers that provide training, counseling, and resources to help women start, grow, and manage successful small businesses.
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D.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is a federal office that advocates for and facilitates contracting opportunities for small, minority-owned, women-owned, and other disadvantaged businesses within government procurement.
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E.
HUBZone Program
The HUBZone Program is a federal initiative that helps small businesses in historically underutilized business zones gain preferential access to government contracting opportunities to stimulate economic development in those areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States small business program
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federal government contracting program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
increase federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses
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level the playing field for women entrepreneurs in federal contracting ⓘ reduce barriers to competition for eligible women-owned small businesses ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal prime contracts
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federal subcontracts through flow-down opportunities ⓘ |
| benefits | eligible women-owned small businesses seeking federal contracts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn | industries where women-owned small businesses are underrepresented in federal contracting ⓘ |
| goalType | socioeconomic contracting program ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
WOSB Program
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| hasComponent |
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) program
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program
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| hasEligibilityCriterion |
U.S. citizenship for qualifying women owners
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economic disadvantage criteria for EDWOSB status ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
Federal Acquisition Regulation
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SBA regulations in 13 C.F.R. Part 127 ⓘ federal procurement regulations ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
15 U.S.C. § 637(m)
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Small Business Act of 1958 ⓘ
surface form:
Small Business Act
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| mechanism |
eligibility certification requirements
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set-aside contracts ⓘ sole-source contracts in certain circumstances ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ |
| overseenBy | SBA Office of Government Contracting and Business Development ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
help federal agencies meet women-owned small business contracting goals
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promote gender equity in federal procurement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
8(a) Business Development Program
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HUBZone Program ⓘ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program ⓘ
surface form:
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program
Small Disadvantaged Business program ⓘ |
| requires |
that at least 51 percent of the business be owned by one or more women
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that management and daily business operations be controlled by one or more women ⓘ that participating firms qualify as small under applicable NAICS codes ⓘ |
| sector | public procurement ⓘ |
| shortName |
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
WOSB Federal Contracting Program
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| sponsor |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. federal government
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| supports | competition among small businesses for federal contracts ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy | federal small business contracting goals ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses
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women-owned small businesses ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport |
contracting preferences
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set-aside opportunities in designated industries ⓘ |
| uses |
SBA-approved third-party certifiers and SBA direct certification
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certification process to verify eligibility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program Description of subject: The Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program is a U.S. government initiative that helps level the playing field for women entrepreneurs by setting aside certain federal contracts and reducing barriers to competition for eligible women-owned small businesses.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
→
relatedTo
→
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
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Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
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shortName
→
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
WOSB Federal Contracting Program
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
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hasComponent
→
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
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hasComponent
→
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) program
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
→
hasAbbreviation
→
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
WOSB Program