Part 126 — HUBZone Program
Current through Sep 29, 2026
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a), 632(j), 632(p), 644 and 657a.
Source: 63 FR 31908, June 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted.
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 126 appear at 72 FR 50041, Aug. 30, 2007.
Sections
- § 126.100 What is the purpose of the HUBZone program?
- § 126.101 Which government departments or agencies are affected directly by the HUBZone program?
- § 126.102 What is the effect of the HUBZone program on the section 8(d) subcontracting program?
- § 126.103 What definitions are important in the HUBZone program?
- § 126.104 How can a Governor petition for the designation of a Governor-designated cover area?
- § 126.105 How often will the HUBZone Map be updated?
- § 126.200 What requirements must a concern meet to be eligible as a certified HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.201 Who does SBA consider to be an owner of a HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.202 Who does SBA consider to control a HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.203 [Reserved]
- § 126.204 May a HUBZone small business concern have affiliates?
- § 126.205 May participants in other SBA programs be certified as HUBZone small business concerns?
- § 126.206 May nonmanufacturers be certified as HUBZone small business concerns?
- § 126.207 Do all of the offices or facilities of a certified HUBZone small business concern have to be located in a HUBZone?
- § 126.300 How may a concern be certified as a HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.301 Is there any other way for a concern to obtain certification?
- § 126.302 When may a concern apply for certification?
- § 126.303 Where must a concern submit its application for certification?
- § 126.304 What must a concern submit to SBA in order to be certified as a HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.305 [Reserved]
- § 126.306 How will SBA process an application for HUBZone certification?
- § 126.307 Where is there a list of certified HUBZone small business concerns?
- § 126.308 What happens if a HUBZone small business concern receives notice of its certification but it does not appear in DSBS as a certified HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.309 May a declined or decertified concern apply for certification at a later date?
- § 126.400 Who will conduct program examinations?
- § 126.401 What is a program examination?
- § 126.402 When will SBA conduct program examinations?
- § 126.403 What will SBA review during a program examination?
- § 126.404 What are the possible outcomes of a program examination and when will SBA make its determination?
- § 126.500 How does a concern maintain HUBZone certification?
- § 126.501 What are a certified HUBZone small business concern's ongoing obligations to SBA?
- § 126.502 Is there a limit to the length of time a concern may be a certified HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.503 What happens if SBA is unable to verify a HUBZone small business concern's eligibility or determines that a concern is no longer eligible for the program?
- § 126.504 When will SBA remove the designation of a concern in DSBS (or successor system) as a certified HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.600 What are HUBZone contracts?
- § 126.601 What additional requirements must a certified HUBZone small business concern meet to submit an offer on a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.602 Must a certified HUBZone small business concern maintain the HUBZone employee residency percentage during contract performance?
- § 126.603 Does HUBZone certification guarantee receipt of HUBZone contracts?
- § 126.604 Who decides if a contract opportunity for HUBZone set-aside competition exists?
- § 126.605 What requirements are not available for HUBZone contracts?
- § 126.606 May a procuring activity request that SBA release a requirement from the 8(a) BD program for award as a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.607 When may a contracting officer set aside a requirement for certified HUBZone small business concerns?
- § 126.608 Are there HUBZone contract opportunities at or below the simplified acquisition threshold or micropurchase threshold?
- § 126.609 Can a HUBZone competition be limited or authorize preferences to small business concerns having additional socioeconomic certifications?
- § 126.610 May SBA appeal a contracting officer's decision not to make a procurement available for award as a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.611 What is the process for an appeal of a contracting officer's decision not to issue a procurement as a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.612 When may a contracting officer award sole source contracts to HUBZone small business concerns?
- § 126.613 How does a price evaluation preference affect the bid of a certified HUBZone small business concern in full and open competition?
- § 126.614 [Reserved]
- § 126.615 May an other than small business participate on a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.616 What requirements must a joint venture satisfy to submit an offer and be eligible to perform on a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.617 Who decides contract disputes arising between a certified HUBZone small business concern and a contracting activity after the award of a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.618 How does a certified HUBZone small business concern's participation in a Mentor-Protégé relationship affect its participation in the HUBZone Program?
- § 126.619 When must a certified HUBZone small business concern recertify its status for a HUBZone contract?
- § 126.700 What are the limitations on subcontracting requirements for HUBZone contracts?
- § 126.701 Can the limitations on subcontracting requirements change?
- § 126.702 How can the subcontracting percentage requirements be changed?
- § 126.800 Who may protest the status of a certified HUBZone small business concern?
- § 126.801 How does an interested party file a HUBZone status protest?
- § 126.802 Who decides a HUBZone status protest?
- § 126.803 How will SBA process a HUBZone status protest and what are the possible outcomes?
- § 126.804 Will SBA decide all HUBZone status protests?
- § 126.805 What are the procedures for appeals of HUBZone status protest determinations?
- § 126.900 What are the requirements for representing HUBZone status, and what are the penalties for misrepresentation?