INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH YOUR LOCAL, COUNTY OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES?
Or
ARE YOU INTERESTED IS SUBCONTACTING OPPORTUNITIES WITH PRIME VENDORS?
The Washington State PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center) is designed to assist businesses with any aspect of federal, state and local government contracting.
The PTAC provides FREE assistance with:
Interpretation of Solicitations
Assistance with government registrations and certifications
Specifications, Standards and Drawing
Free business counseling at the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce!
Counseling is available the second and last Wed of each month from 9am-1:30pm. To schedule an appointment, call Kylene Binder @ 425-743-4567 ext. 15 or email kbinder@snoedc.org.
DID YOU KNOW?..............A LOOK AT THE SBA HUBZONE PROGRAM
HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS Zone
(an excerpt from https://eweb1.sba.gov/hubzone/internet/general/whoweare.cfm)
A "HUBZone" is an area that is located in one or more of the following:
- lands within the boundaries of federally recognized Indian reservations;
- a qualified census tract (as defined in section 42(d)(5)(C)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); or
- a qualified "non-metropolitan county" (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) with a median household income of less than 80 percent of the State median household income or with an unemployment rate of not less than 140 percent of the statewide average, based on US Department of Labor recent data
The following web site will help you determine if you are located in a HUBZone;
http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/init.asp#address
ELIGIBILITY
A small business must meet all of the following criteria to qualify for the HUBZone program:
- it must be located in a "historically underutilized business zone" or HUBZone.
- it must be owned and controlled by one or more US Citizens, and
- at least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone.
TYPES OF HUBZone CONTRACTS
A competitive HUBZone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that at least two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the contract can be awarded at a fair market price.
A sole source HUBZone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that two or more qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers, determines that the qualified HUBZone small business is responsible, and determines that the contract can be awarded at a fair price. The government estimate cannot exceed $5 million for manufacturing requirements or $3 million for all other requirements.
A full and open competition contract can be awarded with a price evaluation preference. The offer of the HUBZone small business will be considered lower than the offer of a non-HUBZone/non-small business-providing that the offer of the HUBZone small business is not more than 10 percent higher.
GOALING
The Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 increases the overall government wide procurement goal for small business from 20% to 23%. The statute sets the goal for HUBZone contracts as follows: 2001 - 2%; 2002 - 2%; 2003; and each year thereafter - 3%.
AFFECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES
As of October 1, 2000, all Federal agencies are subject to the requirements of the HUBZone Program.
If you are in a HUBZone and would like to apply for HUBZone certification, call 425-348-4636 ext. 15 to schedule an appointment with Kylene Binder or email kbinder@snoedc.org. |
