# Black and Hispanic/Latina Women-Owned Business Surge Research

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/73351024q0050

- Solicitation number: 73351024Q0050
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Dfusion Inc.
- Department: Small Business Administration
- Contracting office: Ofc of Perf MGMT and Cfo (733510)
- NAICS: 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Product or service code: B507 Economic Studies
- Set-aside: Women-owned small business set-aside
- County: Santa Cruz County (FIPS 06087). https://abierto.us/counties/santa-cruz-county-ca-06087
- City: Scotts Valley. https://abierto.us/cities/scotts-valley-ca-0670588
- First posted: April 18, 2024
- Last posted: May 1, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/efdff45c5bdc44239e0c1d46f0efd98e/view

## Description

Amendment 0001 issued to 73351024Q0050 for the following:

1) Respond to questions received - see attached 2) Extend response due date to 1:00PM EST on May 13, 2024 The National Women Business Council (NWBC) has a requirement to support research on issues impacting women entrepreneurs. The focus of this research project will be on the recent surge in the creation of Black and Hispanic/Latina women-owned businesses. This research will take place through two tasks.

Task A involves the conducting of a literature review and data analysis which would support the creation of a research methodology. Based on the performance in Task A, Task B will be exercised as an option, and will entail executing the research methodology, based on Council feedback, and creating a full report and any request accompanying deliverables. The report will be 508 compliant and made available on NWBC’s website.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Dfusion Inc. (UEI F3QNTX1H4SL9)
- Contract: 73351024C0010, definitive contract
- Obligated: $109,884.45
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 14 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 73351024Q0050 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 733510 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_73351024C0010_7300_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 18, 2024: Solicitation, due May 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 5ecd6e64d5ff4138987af4b21d88fc58. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5ecd6e64d5ff4138987af4b21d88fc58/view
- May 1, 2024: Solicitation, due May 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice efdff45c5bdc44239e0c1d46f0efd98e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/efdff45c5bdc44239e0c1d46f0efd98e/view

## Points of contact

- Mary Kay Woodin, mary.woodin@sba.gov, 7203368239

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