- WHAT IS THE HUBZONE APPLICATION COMPLETION SERVICE?
- This service is designed for the small business owner who needs an expert to prepare all aspects of their SBA HUBZone Application. We work one-on-one with you to make sure your HUBZone Application is approved by the SBA.
- We are experienced at solving complex HUBZone application show stoppers. Read our 5 important reasons why you should consider choosing Cloveer to prepare your HUBZone Application.
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WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR THE HUBZONE APPLICATION COMPLETION SERVICE?- Our staff will work one on one with you to ensure you meet all HUBZone eligibility requirements before taking you on as a client. We interview you, via telephone, to get some preliminary information about your business. Based upon how you answer our questions we provide you with an exact list of documentation needed from you as well as providing you with our proprietary data collection worksheets to speed up the collection process of all information needed. If your firm needs to be registered in Dun and Bradstreet, the System for Award Management (SAM) system or the SBA Dynamic Small Business System (DSBS), we will take care of correctly registering you or make sure your existing profiles have everything needed, as part of our service. We will examine all of your documentation to ensure your application paperwork meets all of the SBA HUBZone program requirements, advise on any changes needed to pre-empt any questioning by the SBA and prepare and package your entire electronic and supporting document sections of your HUBZone application.
- After submitting your HUBZone electronic application, and request of the supporting documentation by the SBA, we shall assist in any ongoing correspondence
between your business concern and the SBA as part of our service.
What is the cost? | How do I Purchase/Sign-up? - WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE HUBZONE PROGRAM?
- Federal Agencies are required to award 3 percent of their prime contracts to qualified HUBZone small business concerns. Firms that are HUBZone certified by the SBA are eligible for the following Federal procurement preferences:
- 1. Application of a 10 percent price evaluation preference in full and open competition, for requirements above the simplified acquisition threshold. In such cases, the price offered by a HUBZone firm will be deemed lower than the price offered by the lowest, responsive large business offeror, as long as the HUBZone firm’s price is not more than 10 percent higher than the price offered by that offeror.
- 2. Award of contracts set-aside for competition among HUBZone-certified firms.
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4. While there is no specific goal for award of subcontracts to HUBZone-certified firms, construction contracts exceeding $1 million, and all other prime contracts exceeding $550,000, must include, to the extent practicable, subcontracting plans that provide opportunities for HUBZone-certified firms.
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3. Negotiation of sole source contracts if the contracting officer determines that: only one HUBZone-certified firm can satisfy the requirement; the anticipated award price of the contract is not more than $5.5 million for manufacturing requirements, and not more than $3.5 million for all other requirements; the vendor is responsible with respect to performance; and the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
- WHAT BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT MUST WE MEET?
- 1. Your business concern's principal office must be located in a qualified SBA designated HUBZone. Click here to search the SBA's Map system and verify if your principal office is located in a qualified SBA designated HUBZone.
- - Principal office means the location where the greatest number of the business concern's employees at any one location perform their work. However, for those business concerns whose primary industry is service or construction, the determination of principal office excludes the business concern's employees who perform the majority of their work at job-site locations to fulfill specific contract obligations.
- 2. Your business concern must be at least 51% unconditionally and directly owned and controlled by persons who are US citizens.
- - Unconditionally and directly owned means directly owning at least 51% of the business concern. Ownership must be direct and cannot be through another business or trust, unless the trust is revocable and you are the sole grantor and trustee of the trust.
- - Control means both the day-to-day management and long term decision making authority for the business concern. Generally, you should be the highest ranking officer of the business too.
- 3. 35% of your business concerns employees must reside in a SBA designated HUBZone.
- - Employee means all individuals employed on a full-time, part-time, or other basis, so long as that individual works a minimum of 40 hours per month (not week). This includes employees obtained from a temporary employee agency, leasing concern, or through a union agreement or co-employed pursuant to a professional employer organization (PEO) agreement. Volunteers (i.e., individuals who receive deferred compensation or no compensation, including no in-kind compensation, for work performed) are not considered employees. However, if an individual has an ownership interest in and works for the business concern a minimum of 40 hours per month, that owner is considered an employee regardless of whether or not the individual receives compensation.
- 4. Your business concern must be classified as a small business as defined by the SBA.
- - Small business means the business concern, with its affiliates, must meet the size standard corresponding to its primary industry classification.
- 5. Certify that when performing a HUBZone contract, at least 35% of your employees continue to reside in a SBA designated HUBZone. If your conern owned by a Indian Tribal Government 35% of your employees engaged in performing that contract must reside within a SBA designated HUBZone. You must "attempt" to maintain the 35% requirement throughout the life of the contract.
- If you prefer to view our HUBZone Eligibility Video instead of reading the above, click on the video below.
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- HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR CLOVEER TO COMPLETE MY APPLICATION AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET HUBZONE CERTIFIED?
- Your HUBZone Application can be completed in as little as one week. Once your HUBZone
Application has been submitted, it typically takes 3-7 days to receive the SBA request
for supporting documentation. Once all supporting documentation is submitted it
should take no more than 90 days to receive formal HUBZone Certification from the
SBA.
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- 5 COMMON QUESTIONS CLOVEER GETS ASKED ABOUT GETTING HUBZONE CERTIFIED?
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1. Can a startup company apply for HUBZone Certification and get Certified?
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Answer: Yes. A startup company can apply for HUBZone Certification and get Certified as long as it can meet the basic eligibility requirements listed above. You must be able to provide a current lease or rental agreement for the principal office, or a deed or rental agreement, for your primary residence, if you operate out of your residence. You must also provide a copy of the most recent (less than 30 days old) utility bill or telephone bill in the name of the business concern too for the principal office location. If you hire an employee to meet the SBA 35% requirement, this employee must have worked a minimum of 40 total hours, prior to application submission, to be considered full-time by the SBA.
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2. If I don't have commercial office space can I get HUBZone Certified?
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Answer: Yes. If your principal office is located within your residence you will need to provide a copy of the deed for the property.
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3. If I am the only owner and employee for the business and do not pay myself a salary, can I get HUBZone certified?
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Answer: Yes. all non-paid owners who work 40 hours, a month, are considered an employee. In this case, your principal office and residence must be located in designated SBA HUBZone.
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4. If I have multiple office locations, how does the SBA handle this?
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Answer: You are required to have a separate Dun and Bradstreet profile for each office location where you have a lease or rental agreement. Your principal office will be determined as the office where the greatest number of employees report to. As stated above, jobsite's or client sites are excluded.
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5. Do you have a basic checklist of documents that I must gather for my HUBZone Application?
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Answer. Yes. Contact Monica at 813-444-1033 to receive our Free checklist.
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- WHAT IS THE COST FOR THE SERVICE AND HOW IS IT PAYABLE?
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- Business concerns with 50 or more employees who reside in a SBA designated HUBZone or where the Small Business Concern is a ANC or Tribal entity, or where any of the business concerns owner have ownership in multiple businesses will incur an additional fee of $500 above our $1,500.00 fixed price.
- Cloveer Inc accepts major credit cards or you can pay by check.
- Click here for a list of recently completed HUBZone clients. Full client references are available upon request. Just call or email us.
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- HOW CAN I PURCHASE/SIGNUP?
- Click on the Request a Service Agreement button below and we will send you a Service Agreement for the HUBZone Application Completion Service within 2 business hours.
- 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER USING CLOVEER TO PREPARE YOUR HUBZONE APPLICATION.
- 1. The average self prepared HUBZone Application takes upwards of (1) one year or more to get approval. Don't believe it? Give it try without some expert assistance to find out for yourself. In fact, as of June 2012, the SBA's review process has become even more difficult and results in many self prepared application being denied for the smallest detail.
- Our average client approval by the SBA is between 30 and 90 days.
- 2. If your HUBZone Application is denied, you must wait 90 days before attempting to apply again. The appeal process takes 90 days or more so waiting to re-apply is the best option since it might take longer to appeal than wait the 90 days. If you make one mistake, you will be denied, even for a very trivial mistake (For example (1), Listing the incorrect address listed on your web site as your primary office (2) Your Dun and Bradstreet, SAM (Systems for Award Management) or DSBS (Dynamic Small Business Search) profile list the incorrect address or wrong NAICS code (3) Payroll reports not showing the correct information (4) Corporate or Organization documents not meeting HUBZone requirements, and much more...).
- We have a 100% approval rate and have never had a client HUBZone Application denied by the SBA since we spend the time to make sure all information submitted meets the SBA regulations.
- 3. The rules and regulations that govern the HUBZone program are vague at best. Unless you time to read and fully understand the current HUBZone rules and regulations you run the risk of answering a question incorrectly or providing information that could cause a denial or major delay in the process.
- We fully understand all of the latest SBA HUBZone rules and regulations that govern the eligibility of the principals and business and keep up to date on the latest questions asked by SBA reviewers so we can pre-empt any potential questions.
- 4. If you have a potential or imminent HUBZone contract, the investment of having us prepare it for you and getting it done correctly the first time is very little versus self preparing it incorrectly which may potentially cost you the ability to bid or win an upcoming procurement.
- Our fee for the entire service is fixed at $1,500.00 . Don't be fooled into choosing another consultant who will prepare your HUBZone Application at some rock bottom price. They will usually just nickel and dime you with add-ons fees after signing up and you may very well end up paying more in the long run.
- It takes us approximately 40-60 hours of time to properly prepare your HUBZone Application. You may even notice that other consultants try to trick you into paying to be registered in SAM or DSBS. Our service is fully inclusive and includes everything from the day you signup until the day you get notified you are officially SBA HUBZone Certified. This includes registering and making changes to your SAM, DSBS and Dun and Bradstreet profiles since we usually find changes are needed to your profiles. Even if you don't have some of the required documents such as operating agreements, bylaws, stock certificates or stock ledgers we will prepare them for you as part of our service to ensure that you provide documents that meet all of the regulatory requirements.
- 5. Having us prepare your entire HUBZone Application will ensure you pre-empt any potential eligibility issues or SBA questions and speed your application approval from one year to 90 days or less.
- We work with our clients to make sure all potential eligibility issues are solved prior to submission and attempt to pre-empt all potential questions by the SBA to expedite the review and approval process.
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