1. Small Business Classification Requirements
G. Ebert 2013
Classification Eligibility Requirements
Meets
SmBus
Size
Standard Certification
Statutory
Contracting
Goals*
Prime
Contractor
Statutory
Subcontracting
Goals*
Small Within NAICS Code size standard as defined by SBA defined by SBA √ Self-Certification 23% Negotiable
Small Disadvantaged
Business (SDB)
51% owned, controlled and operated by one or more individuals who are both socially and
economically disadvantaged, net worth less than $750,000 less equity of business and
primary residence √ SBA Certification 5% 5%
8(a) Program
Participant
51% owned, controlled and operated by one or more socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals, net worth less than $250,000 less equity of business and
primary residence. Business must have potential for success… √ SBA Certification See SDB See SDB
Alaska Native Corporation
and Indian Tribes
Subcontracts awarded to Alaskan Native and Indian Tribes count towards the satisfaction
of subcontracting goals with small business and SDBs, regardless of their size NA NA See SDB See SDB
Woman-owned Small
Business (WOSB)
51% owned, controlled and operated by one or more women
√ Self-certification 5% 5%
HUBZone Small Business
51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens or a Community Development Corporation or an
agricultural cooperative or an Indian tribe;
Principal office must be located within a HUBZone
At least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone √ SBA Certification 3% 3%
Veteran-owned Small
Business
51% owned, controlled and operated by one or more veterans with active duty.
√
Self-Certification
(verifiable by VA) See SDVOSB Negotiable
Service Disabled Veteran-
owned Small Business
51% owned, controlled and operated by one or more veterans with active duty (other than
training), service related disability. √
Self-Certification
(verifiable by VA) 3% 3%
Historically Black Colleges
& University and Minority
Institutions NA Negotiable
Native American Indian
Incentive Plan
Indian-owned commercial, industrial, or business activity established or organized for the
purpose of profit, provided that Indian ownership shall constitute not less than 51 percent
of the enterprise
As determined
by the Secretary
of the Interior NA
Mentor-Protégé Program
(1) SDB firms certified by SBA or
(2) Qualifying organization that employs the severely disabled
Recent law allows HUBZones, WOSBs and VOSBs to be protégés. NA
*Small Business Act: Section 15(g)