The number of socio-economically disadvantaged vendors selling to federal agencies ticked up slightly in fiscal 2025 while the amount of money spent governmentwide with the group declined, according to Bloomberg Government analysis.
Contractor firms majority-owned and controlled by a person in a socially and economically disadvantaged demographic group can be certified to participate in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development program.
The drop in procurement obligations to certified contractors follows a full calendar year of scale backs and audits under the second Trump administration. “There is mounting evidence that the 8(a) Program designed for ‘socially and economically disadvantaged’ ...