Each
year since 1963,
the President
has issued a proclamation
calling for the
celebration of
Small Business
Week. National
Small Business
Week recognizes
outstanding small
business owners
for their personal
successes and
contributions
to our Nation’s
economy.
President George
W. Bush proclaimed
the week of April
22-28, 2007, as
Small Business
Week.
The U.S. Small
Business Administration
(SBA) presents
awards to those
businesses and
federal agencies
that have excelled
in various aspects
of federal procurement.
This year, SBA
presented the
2007 prestigious
Gold Star Award
for Excellence
to the U.S.
Department of
Agriculture
(USDA) for its
exemplary performance.
Assistant Secretary
for Administration
Boyd Rutherford
accepted the
award on behalf
of USDA. USDA’s
aggressive goals
for small business
contracting
resulted in
USDA awarding
50 percent of
its $4 billion
annual procurements
to small businesses.
USDA also exceeded
its contracting
goals for small,
small disadvantaged,
HUBZone, and
women-owned
businesses.
This award
is a tribute
to the USDA
procurement
community working
in concert with
program offices
to expand USDA’s
ability to achieve
and/or exceed
small business
goals. USDA’s
continued commitment
to broadening
small business
access to contract
opportunities
stimulates small
business ownership
and economic
growth, creates
jobs, and results
in improving
the quality
of life across
America.
January 8, 2007
- Closure
of the USDA
Board of Contract
Appeals
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