Procurement Center Representative
Kansas City, Missouri Area
As a Procurement Center Representative (PCR) for the US Small Business Administration, I advocate for the maximum practicable utilization of small business concerns in Federal contracting.I continuously view acquisition and procurement strategies, which enables me to recommend opportunities that should be set-aside for small business concerns including all socio-economic categories of 8(a) (Small Disadvantaged Businesses), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), Service-connected Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses. This effort also allows me to assist small businesses in obtaining federal contracts. Among other activities, PCRs increase the small business share of federal procurement awards by:Initiating small business concern category set-asides;•Conducting market research for small business sources to assist Federal buying activities;•Assisting small business concerns with contracting issues or payment issues;•Counseling small firms on understanding the Federal contracting process;•Advocating for the breakout of items previously acquired under full and open competition to be set-aside for small business concerns.
