I'm not sure. To my understanding, OSME is there to help facilitate getting people through the contracting process. Our members are not really using OSME in that capacity. We're hopeful that when they do use them they are able to get some of that information from them, but OSME, from what I understand, isn't the agency requiring references. They're just there on behalf of the government trying to facilitate for the small business owner.
On October 25th, 2011. See this statement in context.