The Administration's Office of Government Contracting has initiated a women's procurement pilot program with 11 major Federal procurement agencies, with the goal of expanding the pool of women-owned businesses receiving Federal contracts. These efforts include trade fairs, marketing activities, publications on Federal contracting, and utilization of SBA's Procurement Automated Source System (PASS). In addition, the Women's Prequalification Pilot Loan program, in 16 sites nationwide, enables women to prequalify for an SBA loan guaranty before going to a lender. The program focuses on the character, credit, experience, and repayment ability of the applicant. For further information, contact the Office of Women's Business Ownership. Phone, 202-2056673. Internet, http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ womeninbusiness/. Veterans Affairs The Office of Veterans' Affairs (OVA) carries out the Veterans Affairs program to ensure that SBA gives special consideration in all its programs to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. The program helps those who have dedicated significant portions of their lives to the defense of the ideals which make entrepreneurship possible in our Nation. The Office works with the Nation's 27 million veterans and the nearly 500,000 military personnel affected by downsizing. It is the only Federal Government office dedicated exclusively to helping veterans who want to go into business. Besides ensuring special consideration, OVA designs procurement and management training programs specifically for veterans, and coordinates veteran training and counseling with other departments of SBA. It also measures veteran participation by monitoring loan, surety bond, procurement, and training activity within SBA. The Office maintains liaison with other veteran and veteran-related organizations to accomplish its goals. For further information, contact the Office of Technology The Office of Technology has authority and responsibility for coordinating and monitoring the governmentwide activities of the Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR). In accordance with the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 note), the Office develops and issues policy directives for the general conduct of the programs within the Federal Government and maintains a source file and information program to provide each interested and qualified small business concern with information on opportunities to compete for SBIR program awards. The Office also coordinates with each participating Federal agency in developing a master release schedule of all program solicitations; publishes the Presolicitation Announcement quarterly, which contains pertinent facts on upcoming solicitations; and surveys and monitors program operations within the Federal Government and reports on the progress of the program each year to Congress. The Office has four main objectives: to expand and improve SBIR; to increase private sector commercialization of technology developed through Federal research and development; to increase small business participation in Federal research and development; and to improve the dissemination of information concerning SBIR, particularly with regard to participation by women-owned small business concerns and by socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns. For further information, contact the Office of International Trade The Office of International Trade provides export financing to small businesses. It administers the Export Working Capital program, which provides short-term, transaction-specific financing for exporting, including pre-export financing of labor and materials, financing receivables generated from these sales, and standby letters of credit used as performance bonds or payment guarantees to foreign buyers. The Office is a major participant in the U.S. Export Assistance Center (USEAC) initiative, authorized by section 202 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992. The Centers provide a single point of contact for all Federal export promotion and finance programs in the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Long Beach, CA; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; and; St. Louis, MO. They integrate representatives of the Department of Commerce, the Small Business Administration, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the Agency for International Development to deliver services directly and refer clients to appropriate public and private sector partners. The Office develops and recommends agency policy and procedures to effectively deliver the International Trade program, provides tools for SBA's resource partners, and coordinates activities with agency resource partners and USEAC's to improve accessibility to its programs. The Office also coordinates with other Federal agencies under the auspices of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to ensure that trade promotion information and trade events are communicated to the small business community. The Office also works with agencies of the TPCC in coordinating and facilitating trade between the U.S. small business community and businesses and governments of other countries. Office BOSTON, MA (RO) Augusta, ME (DO) Boston, MA (DO) Concord, NH (DO) Hartford, CT (DO) Montpelier, VT (DO) Providence, RI (DO) Springfield, MA (BO) NEW YORK, NY (RO) Buffalo, NY (DO) Elmira, NY (BO) Hato Rey, PR (DO) For further information, contact the Office of International Trade. Phone, 202-205-6720. Small Business Development Centers Small Business Development Centers provide counseling and training to existing and prospective small business owners. The Centers operate in every State, at approximately 950 locations around the country, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Each Center is a partner with the State government in economic development activities to support and assist small businesses. The Office of Small Business Development Centers develops national policies and goals in accordance with the Small Business Development Center Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 631 note). It establishes standards for the selection and performance of Centers; monitors compliance with applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars and laws; and implements new approaches to improve operations of existing centers. The Office is responsible for coordinating program efforts with other internal activities of the Administration, as well as with the activities of other Federal agencies, and maintains liaison with other Federal, State, and local agencies and private organizations whose activities relate to Small Business Development Centers. It also assesses how the program is affected by substantive developments and policies in other areas of the agency, in other government agencies, and in the private sector. For further information, contact the Office of Small Business Development Centers. Phone, 202-2056766. Field Offices-Small Business Administration (RO: Regional Office; DO: District Office; 80: Branch Office; POD: Post of Duty) Address Suite 812, 10 Causeway St., 02110 Suite 201, 252 Ponce de Leon Bldg., (Vacancy) 00918. Rm. 1071, 100 S. Clinton St., 13260 Suite 6220, 10 S. Howard St., 21201- (Vacancy) Office Field Offices Small Business Administration-Continued Melville, NY (BO) Baltimore, MD (DO) Charleston, WV (BO) Pittsburgh, PA (DO) Wilmington, DE (BO) ATLANTA, GA (RO) Columbia, SC (DO) Gulfport, MS (BO) Louisville, KY (DO) CHICAGO, IL (RO) Chicago, IL (DO) Address Suite 207W, 35 Pinelawn Rd., 11747 Suite 165, 3013 Golden Rock, 00820 Rm. 309, 550 Eagan St., 25301 Suite 200, 1504 Santa Rosa Rd., 23229 Bill Durham Charles J. Gaston Rm. 2327, 20 N. Pennsylvania Ave., (Vacancy) Suite 610, 824 N. Market St., 19801-3011 Rm. 358, 1835 Assembly St., 29201 Suite 1001, 1 Hancock Plz., 39501-7758 Rm. 188, 600 Dr. M.L. 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Andrews 314-539-6600 Elizabeth Auer............ 316-269-6616 303-844-0500 307-261-6500 303-844-3984 701-239-5131 406-441-1081 801-524-5804 605-330-4231 Boston, MA (Suite 812, 10 Causeway St., 02110) Atlanta, GA (Suite 496, 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW., 30309) Fort Worth, TX (Suite 108, 4300 Amon Carter Blvd., Ft. Worth, 76155) Administrator Telephone Sources of Information Contact the General Information SBA Online The Administration's the Internet. Internet, http:// www.sbaonline.sba.gov/. Gopher, gopher://gopher.sbaonline.sba.gov. FTP, ftp://ftp.sbaonline.sba.gov. Telnet, sbaonline.sba.gov. Access the U.S. Business Advisor at http://www.business.gov/. Publications A free copy of The Resource Directory for Small Business Management, a listing of for-sale publications and videotapes, is available from any local SBA office or the SBA answer desk. For further information, contact the Office of Public Communications, Marketing and Customer Service, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. Phone, 202–205-6740. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235 [For the Social Security Administration statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 422] The Social Security Administration manages the Nation's social insurance program, consisting of retirement, survivors, and disability insurance programs, commonly known as Social Security. It also administers the Supplemental Security Income program for the aged, blind, and disabled. The Administration is responsible for studying the problems of poverty and economic insecurity among Americans and making recommendations on effective methods for solving these problems through social insurance. The Administration also assigns Social Security numbers to U.S. |