Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program

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United States small business program federal government contracting program

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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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program canonical	2
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) program	1
Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions on WOSB and EDWOSB set-asides	1
WOSB Federal Contract Program	1
WOSB Federal Contracting Program	1
WOSB Program	1
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program	1
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program	1
Women‑Owned Small Business Program	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1808419 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ federal government contracting program ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ
aimsTo	increase federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses ⓘ level the playing field for women entrepreneurs in federal contracting ⓘ reduce barriers to competition for eligible women-owned small businesses ⓘ
appliesTo	federal prime contracts ⓘ federal subcontracts through flow-down opportunities ⓘ
benefits	eligible women-owned small businesses seeking federal contracts ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	industries where women-owned small businesses are underrepresented in federal contracting ⓘ
goalType	socioeconomic contracting program ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	WOSB Program ⓘ linked to: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
hasComponent	Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) program ⓘ linked to: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program ⓘ linked to: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
hasEligibilityCriterion	U.S. citizenship for qualifying women owners ⓘ economic disadvantage criteria for EDWOSB status ⓘ
implementedThrough	Federal Acquisition Regulation ⓘ SBA regulations in 13 C.F.R. Part 127 ⓘ federal procurement regulations ⓘ
legalBasis	15 U.S.C. § 637(m) ⓘ Small Business Act ⓘ linked to: Small Business Act of 1958
mechanism	eligibility certification requirements ⓘ 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 ⓘ promote gender equity in federal procurement ⓘ
relatedTo	8(a) Business Development Program ⓘ HUBZone Program ⓘ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program ⓘ linked to: 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 ⓘ 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	WOSB Federal Contracting Program ⓘ linked to: Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
sponsor	U.S. federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
supports	competition among small businesses for federal contracts ⓘ
supportsPolicy	federal small business contracting goals ⓘ
targetGroup	economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses ⓘ women-owned small businesses ⓘ
typeOfSupport	contracting preferences ⓘ set-aside opportunities in designated industries ⓘ
uses	SBA-approved third-party certifiers and SBA direct certification ⓘ certification process to verify eligibility ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HUBZone Program → relatedTo → Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program ⓘ

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program → relatedTo → Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program ⓘ

Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program → shortName → WOSB Federal Contracting Program ⓘ