Set-Asides & Programs

Complete guide to the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program — eligibility, sole-source contracts, the nine-year term, mentor-protégé, and how to apply.

HUBZone certification guide — eligibility, the 35 percent residency test, set-asides, sole-source contracts, the 10 percent price preference, and how to apply.

WOSB and EDWOSB certification guide — eligibility, the economic-disadvantage test, set-asides, sole-source authority, and how to apply through certify.sba.gov.

The FAR Rule of Two explained — when contracting officers must set aside contracts for small business, how the two-firm test works, and how to influence it.

Federal set-asides and socioeconomic programs explained: the rule of two, size standards, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB, sole-source awards, and how to use them.