Companies interested in selling to the federal government must take the initiative to learn how the government conducts business and should begin by identifying the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and determine the small business size standard for their products and services.
The federal government sets small business size standards for each industry based on the corresponding NAICS code. Each solicitation usually contains specific NAICS and size standards for that particular procurement. There is no formal certification as a "small business" it is a matter of self-certification based on your business' NAICS code and the corresponding size standard. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is responsible for setting the small business size standards.
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