We help members of minority groups, Caucasian women and handicap individuals obtain the SBA 8(a) Certification.
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The average 8(a) firm does over $5 million per year in sales with the federal government.
| Year | 8(a) Revenue | Number of Firms | Federal Revenue Per Firm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $ 32.1 billion | 5,787 | $ 5,562.328 |
Three Ways 8(a) Firms Obtain Contracts!
Sole Source Contracts – These are direct award contracts up to $4 million dollars awarded like private sector contracts.
Set-aside Contracts – These are competitive federal contracts that only 8(a) firms are permitted to bid.
Joint Ventures – 8(a) firms are permitted to bid with larger firms with more capabilities provided they complete 40% of the work on the project.
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After your 15-minute call with our firm you will have a second call with our firm.
2-hour no-obligation call we will go more in-depth to determine your firm’s qualifications for 8a, develop details we will need to complete the application, and work through a unique strategy for your individual firm. We will also go over best practices for how to market your firm to the federal government once you enter the program so you can begin building your plan before you become 8(a) Certified.
Why Use Our Services!
Our Full-Service 8(a) certification service is the best overall method of obtaining your SBA 8(a) Business Development Certification.
Two Major Advantages of using our services are:
Timing : The amount of time it takes for a non-professional to complete their first 8(a) application and generally their only 8(a) application is approximately 200 hours. Using our services this client workload is cut to around 12 to 16 hours.
Accuracy: A normal 8(a) applications submitted to the SBA has on average only a 25-30% chance of approval. Applications we submit, after our thorough vetting process, have in the high ninety percent change of approval.
What Is Included With Our Full-Service 8(a) Package!
1. Initial Strategy Session
A skilled partner with our firm will have a strategy session with the client whereby he/she will search for critical issues that must be disclosed to the SBA, prepare a detailed document checklist, develop a list of document templates to provide the client that need to be included in the application, as well as explaining the overall application process.
2. Document Assembly/Review
Next, we will organize and review all of the documents that are required for completing your application. This is critical because a misplaced document within the application package is generally regarded by the SBA not to exist, and having a skilled analyst review the documents during this process allows us to clarify issues to the SBA before the SBA Business Opportunity Specialist initiates an inquiry providing the clearest possible picture to the SBA.
3. Application Completion
Based on the client's supporting documentation and correspondence, we complete all of the applicable forms associated with the SBA 8(a) Application. The advantage of this for our clients is accuracy in completing the forms, which is crucial to the application’s success. Mistakes are often times uncorrectable at later stages of the application review process and, therefore, it is critical that these forms be correctly completed the first time.
4. Package Review
Once the application is completed, one of our partners will review the application to provide a second set of eyes for the analyst’s work. The SBA reads every page of an 8(a) application and is very diligent about finding any inconsistencies in an 8(a) application. This provides a “best of the industry” review process, as when reviewing the average application done by someone outside of our firm, our partners typically flag over 30 errors within an application.
5. Application Upload
The 8(a) application is submitted electronically and contains between 300-500 pages. A sam.gov registration, and GLS Login are required to complete the process. We complete most of this phase of the process for our clients; therefore, they are only required to review and sign the completed application.
6. SBA Inquiries
It is common for the SBA to have questions regarding an SBA application. This is perhaps the most important aspect of the consulting that we provide in the application process. These inquiries/questions from the SBA are asked for specific reasons. These questions must be answered accurately as well as providing the correct details. We develop with our clients all answers to SBA questions throughout the application process. The likelihood of the SBA asking more questions of a given application increase if the firm has more than one business owner, has been in business for a short duration of time, has lower revenue than its small business peers, or has ownership that has recently entered the industry in which the firm serves.
Two Additional 8(a) Application Services We Offer!
The 8(a) Full-Service Application Package is the most common and most time effective service we provide. We also have two other service levels, and you can see from the table on the right the differences between those offerings.
Completing an Unfinished Application – Generally this service occurs after someone has submitted an 8(a) application to the SBA and it is returned not making it past the review for completeness phase.
Reviewing a Completed Application – This occurs when someone has completed the application on their own and would like a second set of eyes on their application before it is submitted to the SBA. On average we find 30 issues with an application.
From our experience the Full-Service application package is the most cost-effective method when given factors such as the likelihood of a successful application and the time savings achieved for the principle of the company by having an expert assist during every stage of the application process.
| Application Package Service Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Application Package | |||
| Service | Full-Service Application Package | Completing an Unfinished Application | Reviewing a Completed Application |
| Price Range Comparison | $6,700 | $3,000-$5,000 | $1,500 |
| Initial Consultation Strategy / Document Checklist | Yes | Yes | No |
| Consultant Document Assembly and Preparation | Yes | No | No |
| Professional Writer Interviews and Constructs Narratives | Yes | No | No |
| Call and Email Support During Application Process | Yes | Yes | No |
| Review of 8(a) Application Prior to submittal | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Submittal of 8(a) Applications Online | Yes | No | No |
| Strategy Development Regarding SBA Inquires of the 8(a) Application | Yes | Yes | No |