Federal set-aside certifications

SBA set-aside certified firms, joined to their federal award history

Fonteumjoins the SBA's small-business set-aside certifications — 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB — to the same UEI spine that carries every federal award and exclusion record. Each certification is an exact SBA fact, dated and sourced, sitting next to the firm's prime-award history. No score, no label.

The federal government sets aside contracts for small businesses that hold SBA socioeconomic certifications. SBA publishes who holds each certification; USASpending.gov publishes every prime award. This directory joins them on the 12-character Unique Entity ID (UEI) so a certified firm's set-aside status can be read alongside the federal awards on its record — each as a dated fact, traceable to its source. Confirm any firm's current certification at the SBA's Dynamic Small Business Search.

Coverage

Certifications on record

Matched to a confirmed UEI

Held on name + location

The certification extract has not been ingested yet, so the per-state listings below are empty. The program definitions are live now; the firm listings populate once the SBA certification data is loaded. Source: SBA open data (data.sba.gov) — U.S. Government works, public domain.

Browse by program

8(a) Business Development →

A nine-year SBA program for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, providing access to sole-source and competitive set-aside federal contracts.

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) →

An SBA program for small businesses located in, and employing residents of, Historically Underutilized Business Zones, providing access to HUBZone set-aside and price-evaluation-preference federal contracts.

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) →

An SBA certification for small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by women, providing access to set-aside federal contracts in industries where women-owned firms are underrepresented.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) →

An SBA certification for small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans, providing access to SDVOSB set-aside and sole-source federal contracts.

The programs, by statute

8(a) Business Development — 15 U.S.C. § 637(a)

Implemented at 13 CFR Part 124. A nine-year SBA program for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, providing access to sole-source and competitive set-aside federal contracts.

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) — 15 U.S.C. § 657a

Implemented at 13 CFR Part 126. An SBA program for small businesses located in, and employing residents of, Historically Underutilized Business Zones, providing access to HUBZone set-aside and price-evaluation-preference federal contracts.

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) — 15 U.S.C. § 637(m)

Implemented at 13 CFR Part 127. An SBA certification for small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by women, providing access to set-aside federal contracts in industries where women-owned firms are underrepresented.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) — 15 U.S.C. § 657f

Implemented at 13 CFR Part 128. An SBA certification for small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans, providing access to SDVOSB set-aside and sole-source federal contracts.

← Government Procurement Evidence Federal contractor records — exclusions & awards by entity 8(a) certification, explained

Certification data sourced from the U.S. Small Business Administration (data.sba.gov, Dynamic Small Business Search) — U.S. Government works, public domain. Award data from USASpending.gov. Confirm any certification's current status at the SBA. This directory reports public dated facts and assigns no score or label.