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A federally designated HUBZone (historically under-utilized business zone), located in the city of Lake Elsinore, provides federal contracting opportunities for qualified small businesses located in the HUBZone, which in the long term, helps to empower communities, create jobs, and attract private investment.
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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,"
- it must be owned and controlled by one or more U.S. Citizens, and
- at least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone.
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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.
For more information on HUBZones, please visit www.sba.gov/hubzone
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