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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 19: Small Business Programs › Subpart 19.13

FAR 19.1303 Status as a HUBZone small business concern.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section explains that the Small Business Administration (SBA) determines whether a business is a HUBZone small business concern. Only firms designated as HUBZone small businesses in the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) and SAM are eligible for HUBZone preferences. A joint venture may also qualify as a HUBZone small business if it meets certain conditions.

Applies to: Small businesses seeking HUBZone status and HUBZone joint ventures

What it requires

  • Be designated as a HUBZone small business in DSBS and SAM to be eligible for HUBZone preferences.
  • For a joint venture to be considered a HUBZone small business, ensure it qualifies as small, has at least one HUBZone small business party, and complies with 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c).
  • Be a HUBZone small business concern at the time of initial offer to be eligible for a HUBZone contract.

Key terms: HUBZone small business concern · Small Business Administration (SBA) · Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) · SAM · joint venture

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) Status as a HUBZone small business concern is determined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR part 126.

(b) If SBA determines that a concern is a HUBZone small business, it will designate the concern as a HUBZone small business in the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) at https://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm. SBA's designation also appears in SAM. Only firms designated in DSBS and SAM as HUBZone small business concerns are eligible for HUBZone preferences. HUBZone preferences are not contingent on the place of performance.

(c) A joint venture may be considered a HUBZone small business concern if—

(1) The joint venture qualifies as small under 19.301-1(a)(2)(i);

(2) At least one party to the joint venture is a HUBZone small business concern; and

(3) The joint venture complies with 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c).

(d) To be eligible for a HUBZone contract under this section, a HUBZone small business concern must be a HUBZone small business concern at the time of its initial offer.

Sections it refers to

← 19.1302 [Reserved] · 19.1304 Exclusions. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 19

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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