13 CFR § 127.356 - How does a concern obtain certification from an approved certifier?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t13/s127.356"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "13 CFR § 127.356 - How does a concern obtain certification from an approved certifier?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "127.356"
section_name: "How does a concern obtain certification from an approved certifier?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "127"
part_name: "WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 637(m), 644 and 657r."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 62282, Oct. 7, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "127"
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# 127.356 How does a concern obtain certification from an approved certifier?
(a) A concern that seeks WOSB or EDWOSB certification from an SBA-approved third-party certifier must submit its application directly to the approved certifier in accordance with the specific application procedures of the particular certifier.
(b) The concern must register in the System for Award Management (SAM), or any successor system.
(c) The concern must ensure that all documents necessary to determine its eligibility for certification by an approved certifier are uploaded in *https://certify.sba.gov* or any successor system.
[85 FR 27662, May 11, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 96094, Dec. 4, 2024]