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B: SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Federal government agencies and many major government contractors
have established goals for awarding contracts to small business owners.
To meet these goals, the government has established small business programs.
Some of these programs also feature “set-asides”, under which
certain contracts are reserved for competition among small businesses certified
by the US Small Business Administration within SBA’s definitions
of small, minority-owned, women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned, and service-disabled
veteran-owned small businesses. Program definition and selected resource
sites are as follows.
B-1. Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
A small business that must be at least 51% owned and controlled by a socially
and economically disadvantaged individual or individuals. African Americans,
Hispanic Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Subcontinent Asian Americans,
and Native Americans are presumed to qualify. Other individuals can qualify
if they show by a "preponderance of the evidence" that they are
disadvantaged. All individuals must have a net worth of less than $750,000,
excluding the equity of the business and primary residence. Successful applicants
must also meet applicable size standards for small businesses in their industry.
Below, TABLE 5 lists Small Disadvantage Business resources
and TABLE 6 lists programs specific to Native American firms.
B-2. Woman-Owned Small Business
A small business concern that is (1) at least 51 percent owned by one or more
women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent
of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and (2) whose management
and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. TABLE
7 provides a listing of Women-Owned Small Business resources.
B-3. Veteran-Owned Small Business
A small business concern that is (1) not less than 51 percent of
which is owned by one or more veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned
business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one
or more veterans; and (2) the management and daily business operations of
which are controlled by one or more veterans. TABLE 8 provides
a listing of Veteran-Owned Small Business resources.
B-4. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
A small business concern that is (1) not less than 51 percent of
which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of
any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which
is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (2) the management
and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled
veterans. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) – Congress
has enacted two laws and the President has issued an Executive Order to assist
small businesses owned and controlled by SDVOSBs. The Veterans Entrepreneurship
and Small Business Development Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-50) set a 3 percent
federal-wide procurement goal for contracts and subcontracts for SDVOSBs.
The Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-183) enables SDVOSBs to receive
sole source and restricted competition contracts for goods and services used
by the U.S. Government. Executive Order 13360 (Service-Disabled Veterans
Executive Order) will increase federal contracting and subcontracting opportunities
for service-disabled veteran businesses.
B-5. 8(a) Business
The SBA Act provides for preferential treatment be given to SDBs who qualify
under section 8(a)of the Act. The Program was created
in 1968 to help minority SDBs to grow through preferences and set-asides.
Under the 8(a) Program, eligible firms can be awarded contracts on a non-competitive
basis. TABLE 9 provides a listing of 8(a) Business resources.
B-6. Historically Underutilized Business Zones(HUBZone)
A historically underutilized business zone is an area located within one or
more qualified census tracts, qualified non-metropolitan counties, or lands
within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation, and that appears
on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the
SBA. The SBA issues certifications to those concerns that qualify. TABLE
10 provides a listing of HUBZone resources.
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