Federal Contracting Acronym
EDWOSB
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business
Plain-English definition
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) meet additional SBA economic disadvantage criteria and may compete on EDWOSB set-aside requirements.
Why it matters
Teams that understand Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) avoid misinterpreting solicitations, contract clauses, and compliance obligations. It supports clearer bid/no-bid decisions and cleaner proposal compliance.
Where you will see it
Federal notices on SAM.gov, contract attachments, registration systems, audit requests, and internal capture/proposal documentation.
Example in context
When reviewing a solicitation, a contractor confirms how EDWOSB is used in the notice, whether related clauses apply, and which internal subject-matter experts should validate the response.