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Small business partners in the federal market

Learn how you can partner with Optum Serve or participate in our mentor-protégé program to develop and grow your small business.

Relationships that deliver client value

Our partners include small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically underutilized business (HUB) zone small businesses, Veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses.​

Support through a mentor-protégé program

Optum Serve is proud to support an active mentor-protégé program. Through our business stability, mature processes, highly technical employee base and financial strength, we are committed to developing long-term relationships with small businesses based on:

  • Mutual trust 
  • Respect 
  • Perseverance 
  • Continuous communication

Advocacy through a partner network

The Optum Serve Small Business Liaison Office serves as an advocate for our small business partners, and as the Optum Serve representative to the small business community.​ Our ideal partner will have the following characteristics:

  • Unique capabilities that are needed for an opportunity​
  • In good standing and known to the federal agency customer​
  • Citable past performance with specific federal agencies 
  • Financially stable​
  • Able to receive set-aside contracts​

Let’s work together to improve healthcare

If your company is interested in working with us to achieve that goal, please sign up or contact us for details about the Optum Serve Partner Network or our mentor-protégé program. 

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