Businesses Determined Other Than Small

SBA has compiled a list of business entities that its Office of Government Contracting has determined are other than small under specific size standards. This list is available at Other Than Small Size Determinations. (SBA's statutory authority to determine whether a concern qualifies as a small business rests in the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 632(a) and 637(b)(6)

In most cases, SBA determined the size status of the listed firms after receiving protests challenging the firm's self-certification that it qualifies as a small business under the size standard for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to a particular Federal procurement. In other instances, SBA determined the size standard in connection with other SBA or Federal Government programs or regulatory actions.

SBA's size determinations are based on the standards in its Small Business Size Regulations. A few SBA programs, such as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC), and Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Programs, have unique size standards designed to accommodate their specialized needs. Size standards based on annual receipts are determined by the concern's three most recently completed fiscal years. Size standards based on number of employees are determined by the concern's 12 most recently completed calendar months (not its calendar year).

The list of businesses determined other than small provides the following information:

• Firm's name and address;
• Applicable NAICS or SIC codes and corresponding size standards under which the firm was found to be other than small;
• Date of SBA size determination;
• SBA Government Contracting Area Office that made the determination.

These size determinations are limited to the NAICS or SIC code under which SBA found the company to be other than small. The size standards expressed are those that were in effect for these codes when the size determination was made. They are expressed in annual receipts (used primarily for service industries) or number of employees (used primarily for manufacturing industries).

In perusing this list, be aware that a business determined “other than small” for one size standard can simultaneously be considered “small” under certain conditions:

• Under other NAICS industries;
• Because subsequent changes in their financial condition, organizational form or other circumstances can affect size status;
• Because SBA later increased the small business size standard under which they were determined to be other than small;
• Because they appealed to SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals, which may have recently reversed the determination or remanded it to the Office of Government Contracting for a new size determination;
• Because SBA recertified the concerns as small.

Contracting officers, SBA personnel and other interested parties must follow governing procedures for protesting and challenging a firm's status as a small business, as set forth in 13 CFR part 121.

Any person who believes a firm is listed in error or who has any questions concerning the list should contact either the Government Contracting Office nearest the address of the contractor or:

Office of Size Standards
Size Determination Program Manager
U.S. Small Business Administration
Office of Government Contracting
409 3rd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: (202) 205-6618

To obtain a copy of one or more size determinations, please make a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to SBA Area Office of Government Contracting that made the determination