The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization provides small businesses with the guidance and resources to pursue government contracts.

• Procurement Opportunity Forecasts
• Getting Started in Federal Contracting
• DOC Industry Liaison
• Department’s Acquisition Innovation Lab: The Lab

Talk with a DOC Small Business Specialist

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization works closely with each of the bureau’s Small Business Specialists to ensure adequate procurement opportunities are available to small businesses.  Below is a listing of Small Business specialists in each bureau whose primary role is to serve as small business advocates.

First Responder Network Authority:
Jillian Gerna, [email protected]

National Institute of Standards and Technology:
JLori Sakalos, [email protected]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
Lucas Payne, [email protected] or [email protected]

U.S. Census Bureau:
Brighid Boykin, [email protected]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
Gwendolyn Davis, [email protected] 

Shared Services Procurement Office (SSPO): Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Industry and Security, Economic Development Administration, International Trade Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, National Technical Information Service, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Office of the Secretary
Lauren Gueye, [email protected] 

Contact OSDBU for Counseling Sessions 
[email protected]

Business Opportunities

Learn how to become a DOC business partner or grow your business with us.

• Doing Business with Commerce Presentation
• Marketing Your Products and Services to Commerce
• Current Contracting Opportunities with Commerce on SAM.gov
• Prospective Contracting Opportunities with Commerce
• Subcontracting Network