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 ingested award and exclusion records where the same UEI is present. Each certification is an exact SBA fact, dated and sourced, sitting next to the firm's prime-award history currently held in the relevant tables. This is not every US contractor, award, or exclusion record. 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.