Skip to main content
VETRan Acu-Elligent productValue Empowerment Through Readiness
All set-aside playbooks
Set-Aside Playbook · EDWOSB

VETR for EDWOSB — Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business

EDWOSB is a subset of WOSB — qualifying businesses must meet additional personal net worth, adjusted gross income, and asset limits. Contracts can be set aside exclusively for EDWOSBs in NAICS codes where women are substantially underrepresented.

Start a free 14-day trial Take the readiness assessment

Eligibility

5% WOSB goal; EDWOSBs eligible for sole-source up to $7M (manufacturing) / $4.5M (other)

  • Meets all WOSB criteria
  • Owner(s)' personal net worth less than $850,000 (excluding primary residence + retirement)
  • Owner(s)' AGI averaged over 3 years less than $400,000
  • Owner(s)' personal assets less than $6.5M

Where this set-aside spends

Top buying agencies

DoD
HHS
GSA
DHS

Common vehicles

  • GSA MAS
  • OASIS+
  • CIO-SP4 SB

Typical NAICS

  • 541611Administrative Management Consulting
  • 541512Computer Systems Design Services
  • 541330Engineering Services
  • 561210Facilities Support Services
  • 541618Other Management Consulting

Set-aside goal

5% WOSB goal; EDWOSBs eligible for sole-source up to $7M (manufacturing) / $4.5M (other)

The VETR Framework

How VETR applies to EDWOSB pursuits

Four pillars, calibrated to how EDWOSB set-aside competitions actually evaluate proposals.

V

Value

Applied to EDWOSB

EDWOSB sole-source authority lets contracting officers move without competition up to defined dollar thresholds. VETR helps you prepare a tight white-paper-style pitch the CO can defend in the source-justification memo.

E

Experience

Applied to EDWOSB

EDWOSB past performance carries the same weight as WOSB, but the smaller pool of competitors means fewer benchmarks. VETR's past-performance library helps you frame your work against the agency's historical award pattern instead.

T

Teaming

Applied to EDWOSB

EDWOSB Mentor-Protégé arrangements with large primes open doors to bigger prime opportunities. VETR's teaming CRM tracks MP status and active SBA-approved agreements.

R

Responsiveness

Applied to EDWOSB

Sole-source EDWOSB awards often have very short turnaround. VETR's RFP parser and templated proposal sections shrink the time-to-submit to days, not weeks.

Agencies that buy heavily under EDWOSB

Pair this program playbook with agency-specific guidance

NAICS codes EDWOSB firms compete in

Industry-specific playbooks aligned with this set-aside

Win your next EDWOSB contract

VETR turns your strengths into evidence a EDWOSB contracting officer will score. Free for 14 days, no credit card.

Start your free trialSchedule a demo