Who can bid, type by type
The set-aside on a notice decides who is allowed to compete before anything else matters. Each type below has its own page with the awards made under it, and a plain explanation of what it means.
Awards by set-aside
| Code | Set-aside | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 682 | $142.43M | |
| NONE | No set-aside (full and open) | 203 | $370.92M |
| SBA | Total small business | 38 | $2.37M |
| SDVOSBC | Service-disabled veteran-owned set-aside | 2 | $123.6K |
| WOSB | Women-owned small business set-aside | 1 | $20.7K |
Every type
As published on awards and notices. Sole source variants are awarded without competition within program limits.
Total small business set-aside
The whole requirement is reserved for small businesses under the size standard for the NAICS code on the notice (FAR 19.5). Most small buys between the micro-purchase threshold and the simplified acquisition threshold are set aside this way by default.
Read more →Partial small business set-aside
Part of the requirement is reserved for small businesses and the rest is open (FAR 19.5). Used on larger buys that can be split.
Read more →8(a) set-aside
Reserved for firms in the SBA 8(a) Business Development program, which serves socially and economically disadvantaged owners for a nine-year term (FAR 19.8).
Read more →8(a) sole source
Awarded directly to one 8(a) firm without competition, within the dollar limits the program allows (FAR 19.8).
Read more →HUBZone set-aside
Reserved for firms certified in the SBA HUBZone program, which requires a principal office in a historically underutilized business zone and a share of employees living in one (FAR 19.13).
Read more →HUBZone sole source
Awarded directly to one certified HUBZone firm without competition, within program limits (FAR 19.13).
Read more →Service-disabled veteran-owned set-aside
Reserved for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, certified by SBA (FAR 19.14). The Department of Veterans Affairs uses a stronger version of this rule under its Vets First program.
Read more →Service-disabled veteran-owned sole source
Awarded directly to one certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business without competition, within program limits (FAR 19.14).
Read more →Women-owned small business set-aside
Reserved for certified women-owned small businesses, in industries where SBA has found women-owned firms underrepresented (FAR 19.15).
Read more →Women-owned sole source
Awarded directly to one certified women-owned small business without competition, within program limits (FAR 19.15).
Read more →Economically disadvantaged women-owned set-aside
Reserved for certified economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses, in the industries SBA designates (FAR 19.15).
Read more →Economically disadvantaged women-owned sole source
Awarded directly to one certified economically disadvantaged women-owned small business without competition (FAR 19.15).
Read more →Veteran-owned set-aside
Reserved for veteran-owned small businesses. Used mainly by the Department of Veterans Affairs under its Vets First contracting program.
Read more →Veteran-owned sole source
Awarded directly to one veteran-owned small business without competition, mainly by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Read more →Indian small business economic enterprise
Reserved for Indian small business economic enterprises under the Buy Indian Act, used by the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service.
Read more →Indian economic enterprise
Reserved for Indian economic enterprises under the Buy Indian Act, without the small business size limit.
Read more →Local area set-aside
Reserved for businesses in the area of a major disaster or emergency, under the Stafford Act (FAR 26.2). Appears after hurricanes and floods.
Read more →No set-aside (full and open)
Open to any business. Large firms compete directly; small firms compete on the same terms and often win the smaller lots.
Read more →Not recorded is not the same as full and open
Many records carry no set-aside code at all. Some were full and open; some were never coded. The sources do not let the two be told apart, so the site shows them as not recorded rather than guessing.
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