SBA Certification Workshops

Description

During this informational webinar, they will review three of the certification programs within Federal contracting - the Woman-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Program, the HUBZone Program, and the 8(a) Business Development Program. For all three programs they discuss the eligibility criteria, programmatic benefits for participants, and process to pursue the certification.

8(a) Business Development Program is a business development program created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market.

• Participants in the 8(a) business development program can receive sole source contracts up to $4 million for goods and services and $7 million for manufacturing.
• The federal government has a goal of awarding 5% of all dollars for federal prime contracts to 8(a) firms.

• ​10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions, as well as subcontracting opportunities
• The federal government has a goal of awarding 3% of all dollars for federal prime contracts to HUBZone-certified small business concerns.

• The federal government has a goal of awarding 5% of all dollars for federal prime contracts to WOSB firms.
• The program is a self-certification program through SAM.

Pre-registration is required.

Webinar login instructions will be sent to all registrants 48 hours prior to the webinar.