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The "8(a) Program" for Small Businesses
Contents
Historical Development ................................................................................................................... 2
O rigins of the 8(a) P rogram ................................................................................................. . . 2
Federal Programs for Small Businesses .......................................................................... 2
Federal Program s for M inorities ..................................................................................... 3
1978 Amendments to the Small Business Act and Subsequent Regulations................... 4
Expansion of the 8(a) Program to Include "Disadvantaged" Groups.................................... 6
Current Requirements...................................................................................................................... 7
R equ irem ents In G en eral....................................................................................................... . 7
E ligibility for the 8(a) Program ...................................................................................... 7
Set-Asides and Sole-Source Awards Under Section 8(a)............................................... 11
O th er R equ irem ents.................................................................................................... . . 14
Requirements for Tribally, ANC-, NHO-, and CDC-Owned Firms ................................... 16
E ligibility for the 8(a) Program ...................................................................................... 16
Set-Asides and Sole-Source Awards ............................................................................ 20
O th er R equ irem ents.................................................................................................... . . 2 0
C onstitutionality of the 8(a) Program ........................................................................................ 21
Figures
Figure 1. Acquisition Methods at Various Price Thresholds...................................................... 14
Tables
Table 1. Groups Presumed to Be Socially Disadvantaged........................................................... 5
Appendixes
Appendix. Comparison of the Requirements Pertaining to Different Types of 8(a) Firms ..... 25
Contacts
A uthor C ontact Inform ation...................................................................................................... 30
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................... 30Congressional Research Service
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Manuel, K. M. The “8(a) Program” for Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Legal Requirements and Issues, report, November 26, 2014; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc806963/m1/4/?q=%22minorities%22: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.