Designed to provide greater access to federal contracting opportunities disadvantaged woman- owned small business by allowing
contracting officers to set aside specific contracts for woman owned companies. 
 
To be eligible for the WOSB Federal Contracting program, a business must:
Be a small business according to SBA size standards
Be at least 51% owned and controlled by women who are U.S. citizens
Have women manage day-to-day operations who also make long-term decisions
 
To qualify as an EDWOSB within the program, a business must:
Meet all the requirements of the WOSB Federal Contracting program
Be owned and controlled by one or more women, each with a personal net worth less than $750,000
Be owned and controlled by one or more women, each with $350,000 or less in adjusted gross income averaged over the previous three years
Be owned and controlled by one or more women, each $6 million or less in personal assets