1. Federal Certifications 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOSB and VOSB

2. Small Business Doing business with the Federal Government Federal Government has a 23% SB goal Federal Government (Agencies) GSA, IRS, Corp of Eng, VA, DOE, 911 etc. Self-Certifying: SBA est. size std per NAICS Set-aside contracts Primes with contracts > $650,000 or $1.5 M must have subcontracting plans that include SB www.sba.gov2

3. 8(a) Certification Created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete for federal contract opportunities. The Federal Government has a 5% SDB goal Set-aside and sole source contracts Teaming opportunities – MPA & JV 9-year business development program www.sba.gov3

4. 8(a) Certification Must be small according to firm’s primary NAICS 51% owned/controlled by social and economic disadvantaged individual(s). Faced Discrimination Adjusted net worth below $250,000 2 years in business with good past performance on contracts SBA Certifies: On-line application www.sba.gov4

5. HUBZone Certification Historically Underutilized Business Zone Federal Government has a 3% HUBZone goal 10% price evaluation preference in full & open competition SBA certifies: On-line application www.sba.gov5

6. HUBZone Certification Requirements Small Business by SBA standards 51% owned/controlled by US Citizen Principal Office in HUBZone 35% of employees live in a HUBZone www.sba.gov/hubzone www.sba.gov6

7. WOSB Certification Women Owned Small Business Federal Government has a 5% WOSB goal 373 (6-digit) NAICS designated for WOSB 51% unconditionally & directly owned by women No minimum amount of time in business SBA holds the repository Self certifying (free) or Third-Party certifiers Set-aside contracts www.sba.gov7

8. EDWOSB Certification Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Net worth less than $750,000 Income < $350,000 Assets < $6 million Questions contact: Karan Waigand at 412.395.6560 x127 or email karan.waigand@sba.gov karan.waigand@sba.gov www.sba.gov/wosb www.sba.gov8

9. SDVOSB Certification Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Government has a 3% SDVOSB goal 51% owned by one or more service-disabled veterans Managed daily by one or more service-disabled veterans Self-certifying with the exception to the VA VA requires registration in VetBiz.gov www.sba.gov9

10. VOSB Certification Veteran-Owned Small Business DD-214 required http://www.vetbiz.gov/ Help desk: (202) 303-3260 Monday – Friday 8:00am to 8:00pm www.sba.gov10

11. Pittsburgh District Office For more information on SBA’s programs and services Please contact: Judith Kirby or Marisa Fentzel 411 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1450 Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1905 Telephone: (412) 395.6560 ext. 123 Email: judith.kirby@sba.gov or marisa.fentzel@sba.govjudith.kirby@sba.govmarisa.fentzel@sba.gov Or visit our office web site at www.sba.govwww.sba.gov 11