What is a HUBZone?
A HUBZone is a Historically Underutilized Business Zone designated by SBA. A certified HUBZone small business must have its principal office in a HUBZone and at least 35% of its employees living in one. It can compete for HUBZone set-asides and gets a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open competitions.
Do I live in a HUBZone?
Check SBA’s HUBZone map by address. Zones include qualified census tracts, qualified non-metropolitan counties, Indian lands, redesignated areas and base closure areas. Maps change, so check the current map rather than an old printout.
The two tests
Principal office: where the greatest number of your employees work, located in a HUBZone. Residency: at least 35% of all employees live in a HUBZone. Ownership and size rules also apply. Both tests are checked at application and at annual recertification.
What you get
HUBZone set-asides and sole-source awards, a 10% price evaluation preference against large businesses in full and open competition, and attention from agencies trying to meet the governmentwide HUBZone goal, which is often missed.
How to apply
Apply free through MySBA Certifications with payroll, employee addresses and lease or ownership documents for your principal office. Keep the 35% residency in mind when hiring, since losing it can cost the certification at recertification.
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