general_correspondence Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 We are the prime contractor, and we have small business plan and goals to meet. we responded to government task order solicitation that included a small business subcontractors proposal, and since the the time we submitted our proposal to the government, said small business was acquired by a larger business concern. Will we get the credit for small business credit if we win the task order? What interdependence, if any, exist or is it a simple yes or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Roberts Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 A subcontractor's size determination is established at the time it certifies in writing that it is a small business for the subcontract work/NAICS code proposed. See 13CFR 121.404(e) as follows: (e) For subcontracting purposes, a concern must qualify as small as of the date that it certifies that it is small for the subcontract. The applicable size standard is that which is set forth in § 121.410 and which is in effect at the time the concern self-certifies that it is small for the subcontract. It is not clear that this was accomplished at that time since you refer to a small business subcontractor proposal, not a certification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel hoffman Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 hours ago, general_correspondence said: We are the prime contractor, and we have small business plan and goals to meet. we responded to government task order solicitation that included a small business subcontractors proposal, and since the the time we submitted our proposal to the government, said small business was acquired by a larger business concern. Will we get the credit for small business credit if we win the task order? What interdependence, if any, exist or is it a simple yes or no? In my opinion, it would be a sham to give or take credit for a small business subcontractor who isn’t a small business subcontractor even before award of the task order, regardless of the rule. Ah, the bureaucracy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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