Federal Contracting Acronym
WOSB
Women-Owned Small Business
Plain-English definition
The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program allows set-asides and sole-source awards to certified WOSB concerns for eligible NAICS codes listed by SBA.
Why it matters
Certification and NAICS alignment determine whether a company can compete as prime on WOSB set-asides.
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 WOSB is used in the notice, whether related clauses apply, and which internal subject-matter experts should validate the response.