Self-Certification Reporting Categories
"Control" is defined as exercising the power to make policy decisions.
"Operated" is defined as actively involved in the day-to-day management and not merely acting as officers or directors.
Large Business Concerns - A domestic concern which, including domestic and foreign divisions and affiliates, normally employs 500 or more persons, is independently or publicly owned or controlled and operated, and which may be a division of another domestic or foreign concern.
Small Business Concerns - The term “small business” shall mean a small business as defined pursuant to Section 3 of the Small Business Act and in relevant regulations promulgated thereto. Generally, unless your firm is operating in an industry with a special size standard, it is considered small if: (a) it has fewer than 500 employees for manufacturing industries, (b) has average annual receipts for three (3) preceding years of less than $12 million for general construction (c) has average annual receipts for preceding fiscal years of less than $2 million for service industry.
Women-Owned Small Business Concerns - A concern that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more women, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more such individuals.
Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns - A concern that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more veterans; or in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans, and whose management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more such individuals.
Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns - A concern that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more service- disabled veterans; or in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more such individuals; or in the case of a veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. The individual(s) must either have a record of such impairment or correctly regard him/herself(s) as having such impairment.
Disadvantaged Small Business Concerns - A concern that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of its stock owned by one or more socially or economically disadvantaged individuals, and whose management and daily business are controlled by one or more such individuals.
HUBZone Small Business Concern (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) - A concern that must be located in a “historically underutilized business zone”, must be owned and controlled by one or more US Citizens and at least thirty five percent (35%) of its employees must reside in a HUBZone.
Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions - An institution determined by the Secretary of Education to meet the requirements of 34 CFR Section 608.2 for the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Coast Guard; the term also includes any nonprofit research institution that was an integral part of such a college or university before November 14, 1986. Minority Institution means an institution of higher education meeting the requirements of Section 1046(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Alaska Native & Indian Tribes Large Business Concern - Alaska Native Corporations (ANC) is any Regional, Village, Urban, or Group Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska in accordance with the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Indian Tribe is any Indian Tribe, Band, Nation, Organized Group, or Community of Indians, including any ANC, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the U.S. to Indians because of their status, or is recognized as such by the State in which the tribe, band, nation, group, or community resides. The business is considered Not a Small Business if the business is not consistent with the Small Business description given above.
Alaska Native & Indian Tribes Small Business Concern - Alaska Native Corporations (ANC) is any Regional, Village, Urban, or Group Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska in accordance with the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Indian Tribe is any Indian Tribe, Band, Nation, Organized Group, or Community of Indians, including any ANC, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the U.S. to Indians because of their status, or is recognized as such by the State in which the tribe, band, nation, group, or community resides. The business is considered Not a Small Disadvantaged Business if the business is not consistent with the Small Disadvantaged Business description given above.