HUBZone – Allows direct Awards up to 4 Million per contract
GSA MAS Schedule – SIN 54151S: IT Professional Services Contract Number : 47QTCA24D005M
Techathon Inc. is a small business, premier government contractor, with a HUBZone certification from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The HUBZone certification is a unique program that provides immediate value to Government Agencies and designated communities.
There are three types of awards a Contract Officer can utilize: Competitive, Sole-Source, and Full and Open.
A competitive HUBZone set-aside contract can be awarded if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that at least two responsible HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the resulting contract can be awarded at a fair market price. You can also create set-asides for specific orders within Multiple Award Contracts that were awarded through full and open competition.
A sole-source HUBZone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer doesn’t have a reasonable expectation that two or more qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers, determines that the qualified HUBZone small business is responsible, and determines that the contract can be awarded at a fair price. The government estimate cannot exceed $7.5 million for manufacturing requirements or $4 million for all other requirements.
A full and open competition contract can be awarded with a price evaluation preference for HUBZone small businesses. The offer of a HUBZone small business must be considered lower than the offer of a non-HUBZone/non-small business, provided that the offer of the HUBZone small business is not more than 10 percent higher.
