Contract Award Examples
Example 1
| NAICS | Set-Aside | Max Contract Threshold | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221310 | EDWOSB | $4 million | Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
| 315299 | WOSB | $6.5 million | All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing |
The EDWOSB certified company could bid on contracts in either NAICS Code 221310 or 315299, where a WOSB firm can only bid in NAICS Code 315299.
Example 2
| NAICS | Set-Aside | Max Contract Threshold | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 721110 | WOSB | $4 million | Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
- The requirement is assigned NAICS 721110, Hotel (except Casino Hotels) and Motels, and has an estimated value of $5 million.
- NAICS 7211, Traveler Accommodation, is an industry in which WOSBs are substantially underrepresented.
- Dollar value of the procurement is greater than the statutory threshold of $4M
- The Contracting Officer cannot set-aside the acquisition for WOSB. If the dollar value were less than $4 million, it could be set-aside for WOSBs.
Example 3
| NAICS | Set-Aside | Max Contract Threshold | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 518210 | WOSB | $4 million | Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
- The requirement is assigned NAICS 518210, Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services, with an estimated value of $2.8 million.
- NAICS 5182, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services, is an industry in which WOSBs are substantially underrepresented.
- Dollar value of the procurement is within the statutory threshold of $4M.
- The Contracting Officer can set-aside the requirement for WOSBs.
- The Contracting Officer cannot set-aside the requirement for EDWOSBs; however, since EDWOSBs are also WOSBs, they can submit an offer in response to this WOSB set-aside.
