Title 13, Part 126 — Hubzone Program

What is the purpose of the HUBZone program?

Which government departments or agencies are affected directly by the HUBZone program?

What is the effect of the HUBZone program on the section 8(d) subcontracting program?

What definitions are important in the HUBZone program?

How can a Governor petition for the designation of a Governor-designated cover area?

How often will the HUBZone Map be updated?

What requirements must a concern meet to be eligible as a certified HUBZone small business concern?

Who does SBA consider to be an owner of a HUBZone small business concern?

Who does SBA consider to control a HUBZone small business concern?

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May a HUBZone small business concern have affiliates?

May participants in other SBA programs be certified as HUBZone small business concerns?

May nonmanufacturers be certified as HUBZone small business concerns?

Do all of the offices or facilities of a certified HUBZone small business concern have to be located in a HUBZone?

How may a concern be certified as a HUBZone small business concern?

Is there any other way for a concern to obtain certification?

When may a concern apply for certification?

Where must a concern submit its application for certification?

What must a concern submit to SBA in order to be certified as a HUBZone small business concern?

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How will SBA process an application for HUBZone certification?

Where is there a list of certified HUBZone small business concerns?

What happens if a HUBZone small business concern receives notice of its certification but it does not appear in DSBS as a certified HUBZone small business concern?

May a declined or decertified concern apply for certification at a later date?

Who will conduct program examinations?

What is a program examination?

When will SBA conduct program examinations?

What will SBA review during a program examination?

What are the possible outcomes of a program examination and when will SBA make its determination?

How does a concern maintain HUBZone certification?

What are a certified HUBZone small business concern's ongoing obligations to SBA?

Is there a limit to the length of time a concern may be a certified HUBZone small business concern?

What happens if SBA is unable to verify a HUBZone small business concern's eligibility or determines that a concern is no longer eligible for the program?

When will SBA remove the designation of a concern in DSBS (or successor system) as a certified HUBZone small business concern?

What are HUBZone contracts?

What additional requirements must a certified HUBZone small business concern meet to submit an offer on a HUBZone contract?

Must a certified HUBZone small business concern maintain the HUBZone employee residency percentage during contract performance?

Does HUBZone certification guarantee receipt of HUBZone contracts?

Who decides if a contract opportunity for HUBZone set-aside competition exists?

What requirements are not available for HUBZone contracts?

May a procuring activity request that SBA release a requirement from the 8(a) BD program for award as a HUBZone contract?

When may a contracting officer set aside a requirement for certified HUBZone small business concerns?

Are there HUBZone contract opportunities at or below the simplified acquisition threshold or micropurchase threshold?

Can a HUBZone competition be limited or authorize preferences to small business concerns having additional socioeconomic certifications?

May SBA appeal a contracting officer's decision not to make a procurement available for award as a HUBZone contract?

What is the process for an appeal of a contracting officer's decision not to issue a procurement as a HUBZone contract?

When may a contracting officer award sole source contracts to HUBZone small business concerns?

How does a price evaluation preference affect the bid of a certified HUBZone small business concern in full and open competition?

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May an other than small business participate on a HUBZone contract?

What requirements must a joint venture satisfy to submit an offer and be eligible to perform on a HUBZone contract?

Who decides contract disputes arising between a certified HUBZone small business concern and a contracting activity after the award of a HUBZone contract?

How does a certified HUBZone small business concern's participation in a Mentor-Protégé relationship affect its participation in the HUBZone Program?

When must a certified HUBZone small business concern recertify its status for a HUBZone contract?

What are the limitations on subcontracting requirements for HUBZone contracts?

Can the limitations on subcontracting requirements change?

How can the subcontracting percentage requirements be changed?

Who may protest the status of a certified HUBZone small business concern?

How does an interested party file a HUBZone status protest?

Who decides a HUBZone status protest?

How will SBA process a HUBZone status protest and what are the possible outcomes?

Will SBA decide all HUBZone status protests?

What are the procedures for appeals of HUBZone status protest determinations?

What are the requirements for representing HUBZone status, and what are the penalties for misrepresentation?