Procurement and Contracts Administration

Supplier Advocate and Small Business Office

It is the policy of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) to apply efforts of outreach and technical assistance to identify, qualify, and utilize the following companies:

• small businesses
• HUBZone small businesses
• small disadvantaged businesses
• women-owned small businesses
• veteran-owned small businesses
• service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
• historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and
• other minority educational institutions (MEIs)...

to the maximum extent possible that is consistent with the efficient performance of ORAU’s contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

This office also serves as a Pro-Net/CCR Dynamic Small Business Search access station site for the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Pro-Net/CCR Dynamic Small Business Search is an on-line service created by the SBA to champion America's Small Business entrepreneurs through a procurement marketing and access network.

Mentor Protégé Program

The Mentor-Protégé Program is designed to encourage approved mentors (a trusted counselor or guide) to provide various forms of assistance to eligible protégé (one whose career or business is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence) participants.