HUB Zone:
CITY OF ABERDEEN
HUB ZONE PROGRAM INFORMATION
Background to the HUB Zone Program
Small Business Administration’s HUB Zone program is in line with
the efforts of both the Administration and Congress to promote economic
development and employment growth in distressed areas by providing
access to more Federal contracting opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for the program, a concern must meet all of the following
criteria:
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it must be a small business by SBA standards
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it must be located in a "historically underutilized business zone(HUB
Zone),
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it must be wholly owned and controlled by person(s) who are U.S. Citizens,
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at least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUB Zone.
A "HUB Zone" is an area that is located in one or
more of the following:
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a qualified census tract (Aberdeen Census Tract is 3029.01); or
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a qualified "non-metropolitan county" with a median household
income of less than 80 percent of the State median household income
or with an unemployment rate of not less than 140 percent of the statewide
average, based on US Department of Labor recent data.
Eligible concerns are able to receive several different types of contracts.
A HUB Zone set-aside contract can be awarded if the contracting officer
has a reasonable expectation that at least two qualified HUB Zone small
businesses will submit offers and that the contract can be awarded
at a fair market price.
A sole source HUB Zone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer
does not have a reasonable expectation that two or more qualified HUB
Zone small businesses will submit offers, determines that the qualified
HUB Zone small business is responsible, and determines that the contract
can be awarded at a fair price. The government estimate for a HUB Zone
sole source contract cannot exceed $5 million for manufacturing requirements
or $3 million for all other requirements.
A full and open competition contract can be awarded with a price evaluation
preference for qualified HUB Zone SBCs. The offer of the HUB Zone small
business will be considered lower than the offer of a non-HUB Zone/non-small
business, provided that the offer of the HUB Zone small business is
not more than 10 percent higher.
The Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 increases the overall
Federal government-wide procurement goal for small business from 20%
to 23%.
Becoming eligible to receive HUB Zone Contracts
To be awarded contracts under the program, your firm must first meet
HUB Zone eligibility requirements, be certified by the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) as a qualified HUB Zone small business, and be
listed on SBA’s ‘List of Qualified HUB Zone SBCs’ and
in SBA Supplemental Page’s database. For SBA to certify your
firm, they must analyze some factual information about it. An application
form has been developed for your use. Please refer to the following
website for detailed information and application format hubzone@sba.gov.
Information SBA needs to determine eligibility
To make this determination, SBA needs several general types of information:
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Basic information to identify your firm and the location of its principal
office, to establish whether it is located in a HUB Zone.
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Information about who owns and manages your firm, to establish whether
it is owned and controlled by US Citizens.
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Information about your firm’s employees, to establish whether
at least 35% of them reside in a HUB Zone.
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Information about your firm’s financial condition, to establish,
track, and evaluates its progress.
Again, thank you for your interest in the HUB Zone Program. ABERDEEN
HUB ZONE CENSUS TRACT 3029.01
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