[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR105-53.130-4]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
              CHAPTER 105--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 105-53--STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B--Central Offices
 
Sec. 105-53.130-4  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

    (a) Creation and authority. Public Law 95-507, October 14, 1978, an 
amendment to the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958, established in each Federal agency having procurement 
authority the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. 
Each office is headed by a Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization. The Director is appointed by the head of the agency or 
department.
    (b) Functions. The Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization is responsible for the implementation and execution of the 
functions and duties under Sections 8 and 15 of the Small Business Act 
to include the issuance of policy direction and guidance. The office 
provides information, assistance, and counseling to business concerns, 
including small businesses,

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small socially and economically disadvantaged persons, women-owned 
businesses, labor surplus area concerns, and workshops operated by the 
blind and other severely handicapped persons. The office also conducts 
outreach, liaison, source listings, and seminars for small and 
disadvantaged businesses and coordinates and promotes procurement 
programs and policies.