Why does SmallBusinessDashboard.gov have different figures than in the remainder of USAspending.gov?
A. The Small Business Dahsboard may contain figures that are different from those in the remainder of USAspending.gov. The primary reason for these differences is that small business goaling data incorporates certain “exclusions” from both the numerator and the denominator when calculating government wide and agency small business achievement (see below for a full list of the types of exclusions). The goaling baseline includes only prime contracts awarded using appropriated funds covered by the FAR. The FAR requirements and the Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation (FPDS-NG) are only applicable to contracts awarded using appropriated funds.
