HUBZone Program

The Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) program, through the Small Business Administration, helps small businesses in urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities.
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HUBZone Information and Links

About HUBZone Certification:
http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/contracting/working-with-government/small-business-certifications-audiences/hubzone-certification

Understanding the HUBZone Program:
http://www.sba.gov/content/understanding-hubzone-program

Searchable Map:
http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/

HUDZone Qualified Tracts

Excerpt from “Understanding the HUBZone Program” - http://www.sba.gov/content/understanding-hubzone-program

How the HUBZone Program Works

The SBA regulates and implements the HUBZone program. SBA does the following:

  • Determines which businesses are eligible to receive HUBZone contracts
  • Maintains a listing of qualified HUBZone small businesses that federal agencies can use to locate vendors
  • Adjudicates protests of eligibility to receive HUBZone contracts
  • Reports to the Congress on the program's impact on employment and investment in HUBZone areas.

Benefits of the HUBZone Program

The program’s benefits for HUBZone-certified companies include:

  • Competitive and sole source contracting
  • 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions, as well as subcontracting opportunities.

The federal government has a goal of awarding 3% of all dollars for federal prime contracts to HUBZone-certified small business concerns.