Tellus Civic Science Certified to the Women Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program

Tellus Civic Science Corporation (Tellus) has been certified to the Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The Program provides support to women business owners by setting aside contracts that limit competition to only WOSBs, focused on goods and services (identified via NAICS code) where WOSBs have historically and currently are underrepresented.

Under the FAR 19.1506, a contracting officer may make a sole-source award to a WOSB or Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) where (1) none of the exclusions set forth in FAR 19.1504 apply; (2) the acquisition is assigned an appropriate NAICS code; (3 ) the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more EDWOSBs or WOSBs, as the case may be; (4) the anticipated price of the contract, including options, will not exceed $6.5 million for a contract carrying a manufacturing NAICS code or $4 million for contracts within any other NAICS code; (5) the EDWOSB or WOSB has been determined to be a responsible contractor; and (6) the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. 

Tellus is excited to be able to utilize this important WOSB certification to improve our global environment, mitigate the impacts of climate change, strengthen community resilience and National security, create a more equitable world for all, and provide positive planet solutions.