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  • OSDBU Staff meet with small business owners while hosting an exhibit at the 22nd annual OSDBU Procurement Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
  • Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan Welcomes Small Businesses to the 22nd annual OSDBU Procurement Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
  • Acting Director, Dexter Pearson speaks at the HUBZone Small Business Summit in Chicago, IL
  • Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and OSDBU Deputy Director Joe Ware show their support for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses
  • OSDBU Acting Director Dexter Pearson and staff participated in a Small Business Summit and Expo

Welcome to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

USDA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) was established June 26, 1979 pursuant to Public Law (P.L.) 95-507, which assigned it the task of fostering the use of small, disadvantaged and women-owned businesses as federal contractors.

The Mission: to provide maximum opportunities for small businesses to participate in USDA contracting activities.

The Vision: to work proficiently to ensure a dynamic, diverse, and reliable small vendor pool for the Department.

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