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Booz Allen Hamilton believes in contributing to the communities in which we work and in helping their citizens obtain a fair share of the economic opportunities that are available.  Small business concerns and minority institutions make important contributions to Booz Allen by enhancing our competitive edge, our performance on specific contracts, and our bottom line.  They also play a critical role in the future of our global economy. 

Booz Allen seeks to increase its visibility with the small business community as our markets across the country continue to grow.  Through marketing and outreach assistance programs, the firm is working to increase the number and quality of small businesses that can qualify for teaming and subcontracting opportunities across our company. 

How To Register Your Firm with Booz Allen

As part of our corporate commitment, we routinely seek small businesses to supplement our in-house professional, technical, and support capabilities, and enter into mutually beneficial teaming arrangements.  If interested in doing business with Booz Allen, please complete a firm profile in our business registration database.

How Booz Allen Reaches Out To the Small Business Community

Booz Allen sponsors and actively participates in a variety of small business industry events each year.  These forums offer small businesses the opportunity to network and market their products and services, which have resulted in many subsequent teaming agreements for specific procurements being pursued by Booz Allen.  Some events we have participated in the past include:

• Annual OSDBU Small Business Conference
• DOE Small Business Conference
• National Minority Supplier Development Council Annual Conference
• Navy Gold Coast Conference
• Reservation Economic Summit (RES)
• Veteran’s Small Business Conference

In addition to industry events, Booz Allen is also a member in many organizations supporting the global small business community.  Memberships include:

• Greater San Diego Business Development Council
• Greater Washington Board of Trade
• Mid Atlantic Regional Council
• National Minority Supplier Development Council
• TRIAD
• Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council
• Western Regional Council

Through these outlets and efforts to target small businesses and our long-standing recognition of the contribution that small businesses have in ensuring that our results endure for our clients, we have many small business partnering success stories.  For example, in government fiscal year 2006, Booz Allen subcontracted nearly $500 million to our teaming partners.  Of those dollars, more than 50% went to small businesses. 

Booz Allen has also been recognized with various recent small business accolades including:

• Certificate of Achievement Award — In 2007, the Department of Justice recognized Booz Allen’s successful subcontracting efforts with the small business community
  
  
• Corporate Champions Award — In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs recognized Booz Allen’s commitment to the veteran-owned small business community
  
  
• DoD Nunn-Perry Award — In 2005, the Department of Defense Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization recognized the outstanding mentor-protégé relationship with DISA protégé Artech Information Systems, LLC
  
  
• Prime Subcontracting Award — In 2007, the Secretary of Defense awarded Booz Allen an Inaugural Prime Subcontracting Award for subcontracting excellence with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
  
  
• Top 10 Best Corporations for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses — In 2005, 2006, and 2007, Veterans Business Journal recognized Booz Allen for its commitment to the veteran-owned small business community

The Small Business Office is the firm’s liaison to the small business community.  For more information, please contact the Small Business Office.

page posted July 23, 2007

Additional Information:

>> See Booz Allen’s Participation in Federal Mentor-Protégé Programs
>> See Doing Business with Booz Allen

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