The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense-Acquisitions and Sustainment released a memo today regarding class justifications for procurements.

Effective immediately, for procurements valued at $100 million or less, contracting officers are not required to execute a justification and obtain approval for award of a sole source contract under the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program.

You can read the memo here.

Welcome to the Kansas City District's Small Business Office

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Kansas City District has a strong commitment to the Small Business Program.  We assist firms doing business with the Government to ensure small and disadvantage businesses have the maximum opportunity to participate on Kansas City District contracts. 

Mission Statement

To sustain the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a premier organization in developing small businesses and maximizing their opportunities to participate in our procurements, thereby ensuring a broad base of capable suppliers to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission and strengthen our Nation’s economic development.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (CENWD), to include the following districts:  Omaha District (CENWO), Kansas City District (CENWK), Seattle District (CENWS), Portland District (CENWP), and Walla Walla District (CENWW) will be conducting a free VIRTUAL seminar for NEW small business owners and/or representatives on Tuesday, 6 October 2020, from 8:00 AM to 10:30 a.m. (CST).  The event topics are covered below: 

The event will be hosted by the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and conducted via ZOOM, an online video conferencing platform.  Note, participants might need to add Zoom onto their phones or electronic devices to join the call, but the applications and downloads are free and you do not have to have an account. 

ALL SMALL BUSINESS INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER VIA FORMSITE (REGISTRATION LINK PROVIDED BELOW) IN ORDER TO RECEIVE EMAIL INFORMATION FOR WEBINAR ACCESS. 

Anticipated Topics to be covered:

Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Introduction

• How to do business with Federal Government
• New Small Business Regulations

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Division Presentation

• Mission
• How Small Business can support USACE Mission
• Regional Tools

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Presentation:

• Mission and Programs
• What we buy
• Forecast/Contracting Opportunities FY2021
• COVID19 engagement (if applicable)

Questions and answers session (held at the end of presentations)