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The following comments are submitted on behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – the business voice of the U.S. engineering industry. Founded in 1906, ACEC is a national federation of fifty-one state and regional organizations representing nearly 5,500 engineering firms and nearly 600,000 engineers, surveyors, architects, and other specialists nationwide. 85% of our member companies have 100 employees or less and 74% of our member companies have 50 employees or less. ACEC member firms drive the design of America’s infrastructure and built environment.
ACEC is pleased to provide input and seek clarifications on the proposed HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as published in the Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024). The proposed rule would delete the program specific recertification requirements contained separately in SBA’s size, 8(a) BD, HUBZone, WOSB, and VetCert and move them to a new section that would cover all size and status recertification requirements. This should ensure that the size and status requirements will be uniformly applied. ACEC applauds this effort toward clarity and simplicity. However, other material changes to these programs potentially reverse years of case law and seriously impact eligibility of small businesses as federal government contractors….Continue Reading