What is the primary benefit of the SBPP and why should my business participate?
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts purchases hundreds of millions of dollars of non-construction commodities and services every year. Executive Departments will target SBPP participants for notification and award when procuring non-construction commodities and services valued between $5,000 and $150,000. Assuming there is sufficient capacity to ensure competition, Executive Departments will: Only evaluate responses received from eligible small businesses when procuring between $5,000 and $50,000; and, Apply a 10% preference to responses received from eligible small businesses when procuring between $50,001 and $150,000.
