Code of Federal Regulations Title 48. Federal Acquisition Regulations System 48.19.1500 General

(a) Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) created the Women–Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program.

(b) The purpose of the WOSB Program is to ensure women-owned small business concerns have an equal opportunity to participate in Federal contracting and to assist agencies in achieving their women-owned small business participation goals (see 13 part CFR 127).

(c) An economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program is a subcategory of “women-owned small business concern” as defined in 2.101.