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Women-Owned Small Business Program

The Air Force Office of Small Business Programs is committed to providing the most effective and innovative methods of assistance to meet the needs of Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) that wish to do business with the Air Force.

Eligibility Criteria

A women-owned small business is defined by Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 2.101 as a small firm:

• That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or
• Where at least 51 percent of stock is owned by one or more women in the case of a publicly owned business; and
• Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

References

• SBA Fact Sheet on the Women-Owned Small Business Program
• Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program