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Small Business Program

The Small Business Program aims to provide opportunities for small businesses to compete for federal contracts in construction, engineering, and environmental services. It promotes diversity, innovation, and economic growth by supporting small business participation in federal projects.

 

Welcome to the Los Angeles District’s Office of Small Business. We assist firms in doing business with the government to ensure small businesses have access to L.A. District contracts. We strive to provide you with the most current small business initiatives and project status. 

The Army Corps of Engineers fully supports the government policy of placing a fair proportion of the Corps’ contracts for supplies, design, engineering, construction and support services with qualified small businesses as prime and subcontractors. We consider small business to be the heart of the U.S. economy and a vital part of the Corps’ procurement process. The Small Business Program Office for the Los Angeles District is here to “aid, counsel, assist and protect, insofar as is possible, the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise, to ensure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property and services for the Government be placed with small business enterprises.”

 

Contact Us:

Small Business Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Los Angeles District
915 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 452-3234 
kinya.r.minami@usace.army.mil

Useful External Links

Business Opportunities

How To Search For Contracting Opportunities & Create Search Agents In SAM.GOV

Firms who feel they have been unfairly treated should contact:

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness, Office of the National Ombudsman,
U.S. Small Business Administration. 409 3rd Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20416
Tel: (886) 734-3247 or www.sba.gov/ombudsman

Upcoming Events & Links

Sacramento District Business Opportunities Open House
April 16, 2026
9 a.m. – Noon
Hyatt Regency Sacramento (1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814)
Please go to SAM.gov under SPKFY2026BOOH to register for the event.
*There is no cost to attend this event.

We will also be at:
SAME Los Angeles Post 2nd Annual Industry Day 2026
April 15, 2026
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Quiet Cannon Montebello (901 Via San Clemente, Montebello, CA 90640)
Please go to https://www.same.org/event/2nd-annual-industry-day/ to register for the event.
*There may be a fee to attend this event.

SAME Sacramento Government Engagement Day (One-on-One Matchmaking Event)
April 17, 2026
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Sacramento (1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814)
Please go to http://www.samesacramento.org/register to register for the event.
*There may be a fee to attend this event.

SAME Oxnard-Ventura Business Opportunities/Sustaining Members Forum
May 14, 2026
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Seabee Museum (1011 Addor Street, Port Hueneme, CA 93041)
Please click REGISTER NOW to join the event.
*There may be a fee to attend this event.

**USACE Los Angeles does not endorse the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) or facilitate the registration process for their events.**

Small Business Administration