Changes in SBA Goaling Strategy

Pre-FY2006 Goaling Strategy SBA negotiated annual procurement preference goals with each Federal agency. Each agency submitted a proposed goal to SBA. The SBA adjusted the goals accordingly to reach the minimum 23% statutory government-wide goal. Scorecards were not used to grade performance. FY 2006/FY2007 Goaling Strategy FY2006/FY2007 goals were released on February 6, 2006 with a few changes in philosophy on the SBA’s part. For the Small Business, 8(a), and SDB goals, SBA did not accept a goal lower than the previous year’s goal (absent a compelling reason). For Women, HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Vets, SBA did not accept a goal that was lower than the statutory level. Therefore, any changes made by SBA were to increase the goals either to the FY 2005 level, or to the statutory level. The first scorecard was issued in August 2007. FY2008/FY2009 Goaling Strategy SBA’s goaling strategy for FY 2008 and FY 2009 is based on trend analysis, prior year goal achievement, and ultimate impact on the national average. Goaling options and scenarios were prepared by SBA and presented to the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council’s (SBPAC) Goaling Executive Committee, an interdepartmental working group that includes the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Procurement Advisory Committee members and Chief Acquisition Officers for review and recommendation. Through this consultative process, SBA concluded that the best approach for the majority of the 86 goaled agencies would be to compare each agency’s FY 2006 goal achievement with its 3-year average achievement, using the greater number to formulate the …Continue Reading