What are the small business goaling reports?
A. The Small Business Goaling Report is released by the SBA annually as a measure of the government’s achievement in small business procurement. It accounts for all exclusions mentioned above. The report is produced by the Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation (FPDS-NG) – the authoritative government source for procurement data. In addition to government-wide goal achievements, the Small Business Goaling Report displays each agency’s small business and socio-economic achievements versus their individual goals (where appropriate). Each of the 24 CFO agencies received a scorecard from SBA that measures the agency’s achievement. Small Business Procurement scorecards provide an assessment of federal achievement in prime contracting to small businesses. Further, they measure the progress that agencies are making to ensure small business opportunities remain an integral part of the acquisition process across the government. The scorecard serves as an internal control and monitoring
