Title 13--Business Credit and Assistance

CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

PART 124--8(A) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS STATUS DETERMINATIONS


TEXT PDF124.1 What is the purpose of the 8(a) Business Development program?
TEXT PDF124.2 What length of time may a business participate in the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.3 What definitions are important in the 8(a) BD Program?
TEXT PDF124.101 What are the basic requirements a concern must meet for the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.102 What size business is eligible to participate in the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.103 Who is socially disadvantaged?
TEXT PDF124.104 Who is economically disadvantaged?
TEXT PDF124.105 What does it mean to be unconditionally owned by one or more disadvantaged individuals?
TEXT PDF124.106 When do disadvantaged individuals control an applicant or Participant?
TEXT PDF124.107 What is potential for success?
TEXT PDF124.108 What other eligibility requirements apply for individuals or businesses?
TEXT PDF124.109 Do Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations have any special rules for applying to the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.110 Do Native Hawaiian Organizations have any special rules for applying to the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.111 Do Community Development Corporations (CDCs) have any special rules for applying to the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.112 What criteria must a business meet to remain eligible to participate in the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.201 May any business submit an application?
TEXT PDF124.202 Where must an application be filed?
TEXT PDF124.203 What must a concern submit to apply to the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.204 How does SBA process applications for 8(a) BD program admission?
TEXT PDF124.205 Can an applicant ask SBA to reconsider SBA's initial decision to decline its application?
TEXT PDF124.206 What appeal rights are available to an applicant that has been denied admission?
TEXT PDF124.207 Can an applicant reapply for admission to the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.301 What are the ways a business may leave the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.302 What is early graduation?
TEXT PDF124.303 What is termination?
TEXT PDF124.304 What are the procedures for early graduation and termination?
TEXT PDF124.305 What is suspension and how is a Participant suspended from the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.401 Which SBA field office services a Participant?
TEXT PDF124.402 How does a Participant develop a business plan?
TEXT PDF124.403 How is a business plan updated and modified?
TEXT PDF124.404 What business development assistance is available to Participants during the two stages of participation in the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.405 How does a Participant obtain Federal Government surplus property?
TEXT PDF124.501 What general provisions apply to the award of 8(a) contracts?
TEXT PDF124.502 How does an agency offer a procurement to SBA for award through the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.503 How does SBA accept a procurement for award through the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.504 What circumstances limit SBA's ability to accept a procurement for award as an 8(a) contract?
TEXT PDF124.505 When will SBA appeal the terms or conditions of a particular 8(a) contract or a procuring activity decision not to reserve a requirement for the 8(a) BD program?
TEXT PDF124.506 At what dollar threshold must an 8(a) procurement be competed among eligible Participants?
TEXT PDF124.507 What procedures apply to competitive 8(a) procurements?
TEXT PDF124.508 How is an 8(a) contract executed?
TEXT PDF124.509 What are non-8(a) business activity targets?
TEXT PDF124.510 What percentage of work must a Participant perform on an 8(a) contract?
TEXT PDF124.511 How is fair market price determined for an 8(a) contract?
TEXT PDF124.512 Delegation of contract administration to procuring agencies.
TEXT PDF124.513 Under what circumstances can a joint venture be awarded an 8(a) contract?
TEXT PDF124.514 Exercise of 8(a) options and modifications.
TEXT PDF124.515 Can a Participant change its ownership or control and continue to perform an 8(a) contract, and can it transfer performance to another firm?
TEXT PDF124.516 Who decides contract disputes arising between a Participant and a procuring activity after the award of an 8(a) contract?
TEXT PDF124.517 Can the eligibility or size of a Participant for award of an 8(a) contract be questioned?
TEXT PDF124.518 How can an 8(a) contract be terminated before performance is completed?
TEXT PDF124.519 Are there any dollar limits on the amount of 8(a) contracts that a Participant may receive?
TEXT PDF124.520 Mentor/protege program.
TEXT PDF124.601 What reports does SBA require concerning parties who assist Participants in obtaining federal contracts?
TEXT PDF124.602 What kind of annual financial statement must a Participant submit to SBA?
TEXT PDF124.603 What reports regarding the continued business operations of former Participants does SBA require?
TEXT PDF124.701 What is the purpose of the 7(j) management and technical assistance program?
TEXT PDF124.702 What types of assistance are available through the 7(j) program?
TEXT PDF124.703 Who is eligible to receive 7(j) assistance?
TEXT PDF124.704 What additional management and technical assistance is reserved exclusively for concerns eligible to receive 8(a) contracts?
TEXT PDF124.1001 General applicability.
TEXT PDF124.1002 What is a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)?
TEXT PDF124.1003 What is a Private Certifier?
TEXT PDF124.1004 How does an organization or business concern become a Private Certifier?
TEXT PDF124.1005 Can a fee be charged to a firm to process the firm's application for SDB certification?
TEXT PDF124.1006 Is there a list of Private Certifiers?
TEXT PDF124.1007 How long may an organization or business concern be a Private Certifier?
TEXT PDF124.1008 How does a firm become certified as an SDB?
TEXT PDF124.1009 How does a firm appeal a decision of a Private Certifier?
TEXT PDF124.1010 Can a firm represent itself to be an SDB if it has not yet been certified as an SDB?
TEXT PDF124.1011 What is a misrepresentation of SDB status?
TEXT PDF124.1012 Can a firm reapply for SDB certification?
TEXT PDF124.1013 Is there a list of certified SDBs?
TEXT PDF124.1014 How long does an SDB certification last?
TEXT PDF124.1015 What is the effect of receiving an SDB certification?
TEXT PDF124.1016 Can SBA re-evaluate the SDB status of a firm after SBA certifies it to be SDB?
TEXT PDF124.1017 Who may protest the disadvantaged status of a concern?
TEXT PDF124.1018 When will SBA not decide an SDB protest?
TEXT PDF124.1019 Who decides disadvantaged status protests?
TEXT PDF124.1020 What procedures apply to disadvantaged status protests?
TEXT PDF124.1021 What format, degree of specificity, and basis does SBA require to consider an SDB protest?
TEXT PDF124.1022 What will SBA do when it receives an SDB protest?
TEXT PDF124.1023 How does SBA make disadvantaged status determinations in considering an SDB protest?
TEXT PDF124.1024 Appeals of disadvantaged status determinations.





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