Small Business Program

Our mission at the Kansas City National Security Campus is supported by a wide variety of qualified small, small disadvantaged, small women-owned, small HUBZone, small veteran-owned, and small service-disabled veteran-owned suppliers.

We focus on small business outreach in the Kansas City and Albuquerque communities and nationwide.  We seek small businesses that provide goods and services that align with our needs, and connect them within our business.  Check out our small business outreach calendar to connect with us at our next event.

We engage and invest in our small business suppliers every chance we get, utilizing the Department of Energy's Mentor-Protégé Program, Supplier Lean Kaizen Events, hosting Supplier Symposiums, and through our extensive Supply Base Management purchased product teams, supplier development resources and training materials.

Over the last six years, our small business spend increased significantly in every socioeconomic goal category, reflecting our commitment to providing small businesses the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in our procurement process.

FY26 Small Business Outreach Calendar

Date Event Sponsor Location Time
10/8/25 Federal Government to Business Outreach Event NM APEX CNN-WTC Albuquerque, NM 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10/22/25 GovCon KC 2025  APEX Kauffman Foundation Conference Center 8:00 AM-5:00PM
11/18/25 KCNSC SDB & HUBZone Virtual Open House KCNSC Teams/Virtual 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
1/26/26-1/28/26 2026 National Small Business Conference National 8(a) Association Gaylord Opryland Convention Center Nashville, TN All Day
3/26/26 Small Business Opportunity Fair Sandia National Laboratories Marriott Albuquerque 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Historical Small Business Performance

  Small Business SDB WOSB HUBZone VOSB SDVOSB
  Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual
FY20 53 57.2 5 6.9 6 10.1 3 4.4 5.5 3.5 3.75 2.2
FY21 54 57.2 5 7.7 6 8.8 3 3.8 5.5 6.4 3.75 4.29
FY22 54 55.3 6 7.3 7 8.6 3 4.4 5.5 7.6 3.75 6.1
FY23 54 57.8 6 7.2 7 8.1 3 4.5 5.5 9.7 3.75 8.7
FY24 54 55.7 6 6.6 7 9 3 4.9 5.5 9.4 3.75 8.3

 

 

 

Small Business Performance Trend


FY25 Small Business Goals 

  Small Business SDB WOSB HUBZone VOSB SDVOSB
  Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual
FY25 54%   6%   7%   3%   5.5%   3.75%