CONTRACT VEHICLES
SBA 8(a) Direct Award
(Sole Source) –
Case #: C0061W
DSSP entered the 8(a) Business Development Program in 2016 and is eligible to receive direct awards through January 2027. Through this program, DSSP can be awarded sole-source federal contracts in an expedient manner for contracts that are under $4.5M. DSSP has worked with government customers to initiate contracts in as little as 10 business days. For 8(a) sole source direct awards, please contact DCOfferLetters@sba.gov
8(a) awards are a method to use sole source procedures to award to a single contractor under the 8(a)-business development program if the following conditions apply: Determination that the qualified small business is responsible. The resulting contract can be awarded at a fair market price.
Additional information can be found on the following website: https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/contracting-program-administration/8a-program-administration
GSA Schedule –
Contract #:
47QRAA22D002V
DSSP is a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Schedule holder, to provide professional and technical services to multiple Special Item Numbers (SINs). The GSA MAS Schedule provides a streamlined approach which modernizes and simplifies the buying and selling experience for customers, suppliers, and acquisition professionals. GSA’s new single Schedule solicitation features a simplified format with streamlined terms and conditions, new large categories and sub-categories, and updated SIN that will make it easier for contractors to offer, and agency partners to buy, products, services, and solutions.
DSSP’s GSA MAS Schedule Contract Number is 47QRAA22D002V, which includes the following SINs:
Click here “DSSP GSA MAS Schedule 47QRAA22D002V”
Women-Owned Small
Business Federal
Contract Program
The Program provides equal access to federal contracting opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs). The program allows contracting officers to set aside specific federal contracts for WOSBs and EDWOSBs. 
Maryland Department
of Transportation
MBE/DBE Program
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) is Maryland’s official certification agency for the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, the Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program, and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program. The program ensures only bona fide MBEs/DBEs/ACDBEs and SBEs participate in the program through a comprehensive certification program. Certified firms appear in MDOT’s Online Directory of Certified Firms.