ATTN SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
We Are Proud To Announce
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, OSDBU and JBIZ EXPO Collaboration to help Promote its Newly launched 50 States Initiative, which focuses on fostering opportunities for small businesses located in underserved and underresourced communities.
*Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) seeking and exploring new opportunities in emerging markets at Treasury and the Bureaus
*Prime and Subcontractors looking to partner with small businesses.
*HBCU/MSI/PWI Presidents, Chancellors, Researchers, Development Administrators, Faculty and Students
Treasury Stakeholders, Industry Resource Partners, and Community Organizations
Featuring:
Lisa Oliva
Deputy Director & Senior Business Advisor U.S Department Of Treasury
Melissa “Lisa” Oliva serves as the Deputy Director & Senior Business Advisor in the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). In this role, bring years of experience as a champion for small businesses wanting to do business with the Federal government. Lisa currently leads efforts to increase stakeholder engagements internal and external to Treasury, promote equity in the utilization of underserved small businesses, and find opportunities for new entrants in Treasury’s contracting space. Ms. Oliva is responsible for managing OSDBU’s annual priorities, coordinating compliance in accordance with Executive Orders and Office of Management and Budget’s small business directives, providing outreach and technical assistance to Treasury bureaus and Department Offices. Treasury OSDBU’s 50 States Initiative birthed from Ms. Oliva’s creativity and innovative approach to engaging with Small Businesses in underserved and underrepresented communities.
Lisa brings calm leadership, strategic vision, and significant technical expertise in small business acquisition and operational excellence in Treasury’s mission areas. Lisa plays a key role in driving our strategy and growth for procurement equity, stakeholder engagements, and promoting OSDBU’s small business center of excellence, as well as setting the foundation for entrance of underserved businesses to Treasury’s diverse supplier base. Lisa has been a subject matter expert on small business matters, principal advisor to federal senior managers and leaders, and continuously tapped as the ‘go-to’ person on stakeholder engagements and vendor outreach sessions, ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, small business are afforded opportunities in Treasury’s contracts. Accomplishing Treasury’s mission critical objectives as it relates to small businesses takes a village and a committed team. The 50 States Initiative will provide an opportunity to establish many villages and teams.
Lisa ensures a close relationship between OSDBU and Treasury Bureaus and program offices. She led Treasury’s procurement barrier assessment under Executive Order 13985 – on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and led the development of Treasury’s Procurement Equity Strategic Action Plan. Lisa has hosted hundreds of vendor outreach sessions, aligning procurement forecasting opportunities with capable small businesses, provided learning/procurement readiness training sessions to small businesses, and formalized a Memorandum of Understanding between Treasury and the General Services Administration through her strong collaboration with the White House Initiative Group on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Congressional Small Business Committees.