Small Business Size Standards

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ACEC Responds to SBA on New Size Standard; Proposes Program Reforms
ACEC has recommended to the Small Business Administration (SBA) that the small business size standard for engineering firms be increased to $10 million in annual gross receipts, rather than the SBA's proposed $19 million. The current limit is $4.5 million. The Council is also calling on the agency and Congress to revamp its contracting policies for small firms to better track both prime and subcontracts, as well as give agencies more flexibility to utilize teams of small, medium and large firms.

Background Information

ACEC Comments to Small Business Administration on the Proposed Small Business Size Standards Rule

John Woods' Testimony on behalf of ACEC before the House Small Business Committee

Proposed Small Business Size Standards Rule

Last Word: SBA Proposes $19 Million Size Standard for Engineering Firms

Last Word: ACEC Testifies on Small Business Size Standards at House Hearing