Small Business (SB) Master Subcontracting Plan

The Vendor Management Office, with the approval of the Office of Naval Research, has developed a university-wide master subcontracting plan for The University of Texas at Austin. Administration of the university’s federal small business program is governed under the Small Business Master Subcontracting Plan (PDF), which requires that the small business concerns listed in the plan (small; veteran-owned; service-disabled veteran-owned; HUBZone; small disadvantaged; historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, including tribal colleges and universities; woman-owned; Alaskan Native Corporations; and Indian tribes) have maximum opportunity to participate as subcontractors under federal contracts. The Master Subcontracting Plan lists the university’s methodology for goal development as it relates to federal contracts, a description of the method used to identify potential sources for solicitation purposes, and a description of the outreach efforts the university will make to ensure that appropriate small business concerns are made aware of and have opportunity to respond to solicitations resulting from federal contracts. Additionally, the master subcontracting plan contains assurances that the university will cooperate in any studies or surveys required; submit periodic reports so that the federal government can determine the extent of compliance with the subcontracting plan; and require university subcontractors to submit lower-tier subcontractor reports when required.