How to Get SBA HUBZone Certified Having SBA HUBZone certification opens many doors for you as a contractor. It is important to understand the requirements that you must fulfill in a proposal submission and what is owed to you by the government in a request for proposal. HUBZone stands for… Read more »
The Area Office (“AO”) has discretion to apply the adverse inference rule once the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has received a size protest or a request for a formal small business size determination. 13 CFR 121.1008(d); 13 CFR 121.1009(d). The rule will likely be applied if the protestor fails to offer the… Read more »
SBA Does Make Mistakes When Evaluating Gender Bias for 8a BD Small Business Programs To gain entry into the 8a Program, a program designed to help small disadvantaged businesses and SBA Minority Owned Business owners compete in the marketplace, the business entity must be unconditionally owned and controlled by one or… Read more »
Ostensible Subcontractor Rule: Primary and Vital Contract Requirements By Theodore P. Watson, Esq. and Cheryl E. Adams, Esq. Prime’s Management of the Project is Critical When your company bids on a federal government contract as a small business, prime contractor management of the project under the ostensible agreement is essential… Read more »
On the issue of continuing 8 (a) certification ans suspension due to business integrity issues, on August 14, 2013, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a Notice of Suspension to Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC (“WTE”). The SBA’s Notice of Suspension from the 8 (a) certification program said that WTE could… Read more »
Why Are Your SBA 8a Certification Supporting Documents Critical? When applying for your SBA 8a certification, there are a number of supporting documents that you must gather to send in with your application or use them to get information. You do not want to just look at this as an… Read more »
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) business development (bd) program application starts the process for qualified applicants to seek approval from the SBA and join thousands of other disadvantaged businesses to increase their likelihood of getting more business revenues. The 8 a BD Program is a 9-year program initiated by… Read more »
For Immediate Help Call us at 1-866-601-5518. When you submit an SBA 8a application, part of the process requires you to write a Narrative Statement of Social Disadvantage (Social Disadvantage Narrative). This only applies if you do not meet the meet the statutory presumption of being socially disadvantaged. Not all… Read more »
When considering total small business set-aside contracts and upcoming opportunities Congress, in an effort to increase its revenues, and to facilitate the mindset that government small businesses set aside program and opportunities contribute immensely to the economy, Congress has established small business goals for each agency to meet. There is no secret that agencies… Read more »
From Washington Technology As iPads, Galaxy Tabs and PlayBooks become ubiquitous in the private sector, the General Services Administration is conducting market research to determine if small-business manufacturers could meet requirements of a possible governmentwide tablet procurement. According to the March 28 FedBizOpps Request For Information, GSA’s Office of the Chief Acquisition… Read more »