# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2012-03-02 · Effective 2012-04-02 · 77 FR 12913
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-4475
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 12913
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2012-03-02
- **Effective date:** 2012-04-02
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-56
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Small Business Administration's regulations establishing the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program. This rule authorizes the restriction of competition for Federal contracts in certain industries to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns or WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/03/02/2012-4475/federal-acquisition-regulation-women-owned-small-business-wosb-program)
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