<strong>Reach us through the SDVOSB Procurement Program</strong>

As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we offer Federal customers two acquisition paths:
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	<li>Under FAR 19.1406, <em>Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB Concerns</em>, procurement professionals may make sole source awards of up to $3.5M to a service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns</li>
	<li>Under FAR 19.1405, <em>SDVOSB Set-Aside Procedures</em>, procurement professionals may set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, given a reasonable expectation that fair and reasonable offers will be received from two or more SDVOSB concerns</li>
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<strong>Reach us through the HUBZone Small Business Program</strong>
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	<li><strong>What does HUBZone stand for?</strong> Historically Underutilized Business Zone.</li>
	<li><strong>What regulation governs the HUBZone program?</strong> FAR 19.13 and 52.219 govern how the HUBZone program is implemented in federal procurements.</li>
	<li><strong>Is there an end date for our HUBZone certification?</strong> No, unlike the 8(a) program, there is no graduation or termination timeline for HUBZone certification.  Three events can change HUBZone status:  1) if we were to fail to employ the required number of employees that are HUBZone residents; 2) if our relevant geographies were reclassified to no longer qualify; and 3) if we were to fail to meet the size requirements for a small business concern.</li>
	<li><strong>What does this mean for Prime Contractors?</strong> HUBZone subcontracting requirements often go unmet.   However, utilizing Decision Forge as a subcontractor can help toward the achievement of HUBZone utilization goals.</li>
	<li><strong>What does this mean for Contracting Officers?</strong> As you deem appropriate, reference either FAR 52.219-3 (Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside) in your Requests for Information, Pre-Solicitations, or Solicitations; or FAR 52.219-4 (Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns) in your Solicitations for acquisitions conducted using Full and Open competition.</li></sp>
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