Federal set-aside program
8(a) Business Development certified firms
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. Fonteum lists 8(a) certified firms by state, each joined to its federal prime-award history by confirmed UEI. About the program at sba.gov →
The 8(a) Business Development program is established under 15 U.S.C. § 637(a) and 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. The certification listings populate once the SBA extract is ingested. Confirm any firm's current certification at the SBA.
By state
The 8(a) firm listings are empty until the SBA certification extract is ingested. The program definition and statutory basis below are live now. Source: SBA open data (data.sba.gov) — U.S. Government works, public domain.
Statutory basis
15 U.S.C. § 637(a)
The statutory authority for the 8(a) Business Development program.
13 CFR Part 124
The implementing SBA regulation (eCFR).
- 8(a) program at sba.gov →official source
- 13 CFR Part 124 (eCFR) →official source
- Confirm a certification — SBA Dynamic Small Business Search →official source
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. This page reports public dated facts and assigns no score or label. Canonical: https://fonteum.com/gov/set-aside/8a.