e-CFR data is current as of July 1, 2020
TITLE 13—Business Credit and Assistance
CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PART 124—8(a) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS STATUS DETERMINATIONS
Subpart A—8(A) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Provisions of General Applicability
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| What is the purpose of the 8(a) Business Development program? |
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| What length of time may a business participate in the 8(a) BD program? |
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| What definitions are important in the 8(a) BD program? |
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| What restrictions apply to fees for applicant and Participant representatives? |
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Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the 8(a) Business Development Program
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| What are the basic requirements a concern must meet for the 8(a) BD program? |
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| What size business is eligible to participate in the 8(a) BD program? |
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| Who is socially disadvantaged? |
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| Who is economically disadvantaged? |
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| What does it mean to be unconditionally owned by one or more disadvantaged individuals? |
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| When do disadvantaged individuals control an applicant or Participant? |
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| What is potential for success? |
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| What other eligibility requirements apply for individuals or businesses? |
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| Do Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations have any special rules for applying to the 8(a) BD program? |
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| Do Native Hawaiian Organizations have any special rules for applying to the 8(a) BD program? |
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| Do Community Development Corporations (CDCs) have any special rules for applying to the 8(a) BD program? |
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| What criteria must a business meet to remain eligible to participate in the 8(a) BD program? |
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Applying to the 8(a) BD Program
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| May any business submit an application? |
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| How must an application be filed? |
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| What must a concern submit to apply to the 8(a) BD program? |
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| How does SBA process applications for 8(a) BD program admission? |
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| Can an applicant ask SBA to reconsider SBA's initial decision to decline its application? |
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| What appeal rights are available to an applicant that has been denied admission? |
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| Can an applicant reapply for admission to the 8(a) BD program? |
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Exiting the 8(a) BD Program
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| What are the ways a business may leave the 8(a) BD program? |
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| What is graduation and what is early graduation? |
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| What are the procedures for early graduation and termination? |
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| What is suspension and how is a Participant suspended from the 8(a) BD program? |
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Business Development
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| Which SBA field office services a Participant? |
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| How does a Participant develop a business plan? |
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| How is a business plan updated and modified? |
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| What business development assistance is available to Participants during the two stages of participation in the 8(a) BD program? |
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| How does a Participant obtain Federal Government surplus property? |
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Contractual Assistance
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| What general provisions apply to the award of 8(a) contracts? |
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| How does an agency offer a procurement to SBA for award through the 8(a) BD program? |
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| How does SBA accept a procurement for award through the 8(a) BD program? |
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| What circumstances limit SBA's ability to accept a procurement for award as an 8(a) contract? |
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| When will SBA appeal the terms or conditions of a particular 8(a) contract or a procuring activity decision not to use the 8(a) BD program? |
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| At what dollar threshold must an 8(a) procurement be competed among eligible Participants? |
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| What procedures apply to competitive 8(a) procurements? |
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| How is an 8(a) contract executed? |
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| What are non-8(a) business activity targets? |
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| What limitations on subcontracting apply to an 8(a) contract? |
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| How is fair market price determined for an 8(a) contract? |
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| Delegation of contract administration to procuring agencies. |
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| Under what circumstances can a joint venture be awarded an 8(a) contract? |
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| Exercise of 8(a) options and modifications. |
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| Can a Participant change its ownership or control and continue to perform an 8(a) contract, and can it transfer performance to another firm? |
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| Who decides contract disputes arising between a Participant and a procuring activity after the award of an 8(a) contract? |
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| Can the eligibility or size of a Participant for award of an 8(a) contract be questioned? |
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| How can an 8(a) contract be terminated before performance is completed? |
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| Are there any dollar limits on the amount of 8(a) contracts that a Participant may receive? |
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| What are the rules governing SBA's Mentor/Protégé program? |
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| What are the requirements for representing 8(a) status, and what are the penalties for misrepresentation? |
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Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements
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| What reports does SBA require concerning parties who assist Participants in obtaining federal contracts? |
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| What kind of annual financial statement must a Participant submit to SBA? |
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| What reports regarding the continued business operations of former Participants does SBA require? |
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| Report of benefits for firms owned by Tribes, ANCs, NHOs and CDCs. |
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Management and Technical Assistance Program
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| What is the purpose of the 7(j) management and technical assistance program? |
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| What types of assistance are available through the 7(j) program? |
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| Who is eligible to receive 7(j) assistance? |
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| What additional management and technical assistance is reserved exclusively for concerns eligible to receive 8(a) contracts? |
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Subpart B—ELIGIBILITY, CERTIFICATION, AND PROTESTS RELATING TO FEDERAL SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PROGRAMS
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| What is a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)? |
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| How does a firm become certified as an SDB? |
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| What is a misrepresentation of SDB status? |
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| How long does an SDB certification last? |
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| Can SBA initiate a review of the SDB status of a firm claiming to be an SDB? |
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| Who may protest the disadvantaged status of a concern? |
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| When will SBA not decide an SDB protest? |
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| Who decides disadvantaged status protests? |
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| What procedures apply to disadvantaged status protests? |
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| What format, degree of specificity, and basis does SBA require to consider an SDB protest? |
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| What will SBA do when it receives an SDB protest? |
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| How does SBA make disadvantaged status determinations in considering an SDB protest? |
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| Appeals of disadvantaged status determinations. |
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| What are the requirements for representing SDB status, and what are the penalties for misrepresentation? |
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| What must a concern do in order to be identified as a SDB in any Federal procurement database? |
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