The SPUR Act (Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025) would amend the Small Business Act to add a new requirement to the federal procurement scorecard. Specifically, agencies would must track and report the number of “new small business entrants” that are awarded prime contracts, broken down by NAICS code and including certain targeted groups (service-disabled veterans, HUBZone, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women). The bill requires agencies to compare the current year’s new entrant totals to the prior year when data is available. It also defines key terms (such as “new small business entrant” and “scorecard”) and preserves CUTGO constraints, meaning no new funding is authorized to implement these changes. In short, the bill aims to make the participation of new entrants more visible in procurement performance.
Key Points
- 1Adds a new category to the scorecard: the number of new small business entrants awarded prime contracts, by NAICS code, with breakdowns for specific protected groups (e.g., SDVOSB, HUBZone, disadvantaged, women-owned).
- 2A “new small business entrant” is defined as a small business that has been awarded a prime federal contract and has never before been awarded a prime contract by any Federal agency.
- 3The scorecard will include these new-entrant measures and provide a rating for each agency (as part of the existing scorecard framework).
- 4The new data would be compared to the prior fiscal year’s numbers, if that data is available.
- 5The bill makes no new appropriation authority; it includes a CUTGO provision stating no additional funds are authorized to carry out these amendments.