Federal set-aside program
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certified firms
An SBA certification for small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by women, providing access to set-aside federal contracts in industries where women-owned firms are underrepresented. Fonteum lists WOSB certified firms by state, each joined to its federal prime-award history by confirmed UEI. About the program at sba.gov →
The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program is established under 15 U.S.C. § 637(m) and implemented at 13 CFR Part 127. An SBA certification for small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by women, providing access to set-aside federal contracts in industries where women-owned firms are underrepresented. The certification listings populate once the SBA extract is ingested. Confirm any firm's current certification at the SBA.
By state
The WOSB firm listings are empty until the SBA certification extract is ingested. The program definition and statutory basis below are live now. Source: SBA open data (data.sba.gov) — U.S. Government works, public domain.
Statutory basis
15 U.S.C. § 637(m)
The statutory authority for the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program.
13 CFR Part 127
The implementing SBA regulation (eCFR).
- WOSB program at sba.gov →official source
- 13 CFR Part 127 (eCFR) →official source
- Confirm a certification — SBA Dynamic Small Business Search →official source
Certification data sourced from the U.S. Small Business Administration (data.sba.gov, Dynamic Small Business Search) — U.S. Government works, public domain. Award data from USASpending.gov. This page reports public dated facts and assigns no score or label. Canonical: https://fonteum.com/gov/set-aside/wosb.