Dynamic Small Business Search Profiles for Federal Contracting

The Small Business Administration maintains this database of registered small businesses for federal contracting opportunities. It contains profiles that businesses fill out when registering in the System for Award Management, used by contracting officers to identify potential contractors. The database was last updated in April 2023.

Use Cases

• Identify potential small business contractors for federal opportunities using business profile data.
• Analyze the distribution of registered small businesses by company name and organization name for market research.
• Support teaming and joint venturing by enabling small businesses to search for partners based on profile information.
• Study the characteristics of businesses that register in the System for Award Management to understand the federal supplier base.

Strengths

• Maintained by the authoritative Small Business Administration (SBA).
• Profiles are populated directly from business registrations in the System for Award Management.
• Data was updated in April 2023, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows (businesses) and columns (profile features) is unknown.
• Sample data and file formats are unavailable, making initial assessment difficult.
• The description lacks details on temporal coverage, geographic scope, and update frequency.

Provenance

Source

Small Business Administration

Collection Method

Populated from information provided by small businesses during registration in the System for Award Management.

Freshness

Last updated on 2023-04-11.