8(a) Eligibility Questionnaire

Enter the full legal name of the business as shown on your State formation documents.

You must be a for-profit organization. Non Profit organizations are not eligible.

Enter the email address of the primary contact.

Enter or select the month, date and year from your state formation docs. If you have formed your business in 2019, and have not filed your 2019 taxes or have formed your business in 2020 you will not qualify for the 8(a) Program. Please see for two year waiver requirements.

Enter your six (6) digit primary NAICS code.

Please visit the Census Bureau if you do not know your primary NAICS Code. The primary NAICS code is the six digit code in which your business earned its largest segment of revenue in the most recently completed fiscal year.

Enter a number between 1 and 100.

Enter your nine (9) digit Dun and Bradstreet number.

Dun and Bradstreet. (DNB). You must have an active DNB profile to get 8(a) Certified. If you do not know what your DNB number is and are registered in this system, please visit this link to lookup your current DNB profile number. Enter N/A if you do not have an active DNB profile.

SAM.GOV. You must be registered in SAM.GOV to get 8(a) certified.

Certify.SBA.GOV. This is account is needed to submit your SBA 8(a) Application electronically.

Enter the exact gross receipts reported on your 2019 Profit & Loss Statement. Do not round.

Enter the exact gross receipts reported on your 2018 business tax return or end of year Profit & Loss statement. Do not round.

Enter the exact gross receipts reported on your 2017 business tax return. Do not round.

Enter the exact gross receipts reported on your 2016 business tax return. Do not round.

Important: A billable commercial client is defined as any entity other than a direct federal government agency. If you are a sub to a prime, your client is considered a commercial client regardless of whether you perform your work for a federal government agency under this subcontracting agreement.

Important: A billable commercial client is defined as any entity other than a direct federal government agency. If you are a sub to a prime, your client is considered a commercial client regardless of whether you perform your work for a federal government agency under this subcontracting agreement.

Direct employees (W-2 or owners). Not Subcontractors. Count all owners who participate in the business too.

Direct employees (W-2 or owners). Not Subcontractors.

This means they are one of the 51% owners who 8(a) eligibility is based upon. At least one (1) individual must own and control 51% of the business and claim Economic and Social Disadvantage to qualify for the 8(a) Program.

SBA Designated Group Membership Definitions:

Hispanic American - SBA has defined “Hispanic American” as an individual whose ancestry and culture are rooted in South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, or the Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Portugal.

Native American - (including Alaskan Native, American Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts). You must be a tribal card holder of a Federal or State Recognized Tribe to be considered a Native American by the SBA for 8(a) Certification purposes.

Asian Pacific Americans (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China (including Hong Kong), Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

Subcontinent Asian Americans (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands or Nepal).

Native Hawaiian means any individual whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which now comprises the State of Hawaii.

Caucasian Female Please note, Caucasian Females are subject to proving both Social and Economic Disadvantage. If you select this Group Membership you must be able to prove Social Disadvantage to the SBA. For more information, please READ THIS ARTICLE to determine if you meet all of the SBA Social Disadvantage Requirements.

Service Disabled Veteran Please note, Service Disabled Veterans are subject to proving both Social and Economic Disadvantage. If you select this Group Membership you must be able to prove Social Disadvantage to the SBA. For more information, please READ THIS ARTICLE to determine if you meet all of the SBA Social Disadvantage Requirements.

Adjusted Net Worth = Assets - liabilities - (Equity in primary residence + value of ownership interest in business concern + IRA/401(k) or Other Retirement Accounts subject to a penalty for early withdrawal).

If you are unsure, please visit our online Adjusted Net Worth Calculator

If you are unsure, please visit our article on how to determine if your Adjusted Gross Income is below the $250,000 threshold.

Immediate family member is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.

This means they are one of the 51% owners who 8(a) eligibility is based upon. At least one (1) individual must own and control 51% of the business and claim Economic and Social Disadvantage to qualify for the 8(a) Program.

SBA Designated Group Membership Definitions:

Hispanic American - SBA has defined “Hispanic American” as an individual whose ancestry and culture are rooted in South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, or the Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Portugal.

Native American - (including Alaskan Native, American Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts). You must be a tribal card holder of a Federal or State Recognized Tribe to be considered a Native American by the SBA for 8(a) Certification purposes.

Asian Pacific Americans (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China (including Hong Kong), Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

Subcontinent Asian Americans (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands or Nepal).

Native Hawaiian means any individual whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which now comprises the State of Hawaii.

Caucasian Female Please note, Caucasian Females are subject to proving both Social and Economic Disadvantage. If you select this Group Membership you must be able to prove Social Disadvantage to the SBA. For more information, please READ THIS ARTICLE to determine if you meet all of the SBA Social Disadvantage Requirements.

Service Disabled Veteran Please note, Service Disabled Veterans are subject to proving both Social and Economic Disadvantage. If you select this Group Membership you must be able to prove Social Disadvantage to the SBA. For more information, please READ THIS ARTICLE to determine if you meet all of the SBA Social Disadvantage Requirements.

Adjusted Net Worth = Assets - liabilities - (Equity in primary residence + value of ownership interest in business concern + IRA/401(k) or Other Retirement Accounts subject to a penalty for early withdrawal).

If you are unsure, please visit our online Adjusted Net Worth Calculator

If you are unsure, please visit our article on how to determine if your Adjusted Gross Income is below the $250,000 threshold.

Immediate family member is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.

This means they are one of the 51% owners who 8(a) eligibility is based upon. At least one (1) individual must own and control 51% of the business and claim Economic and Social Disadvantage to qualify for the 8(a) Program.

SBA Designated Group Membership Definitions:

Hispanic American - SBA has defined “Hispanic American” as an individual whose ancestry and culture are rooted in South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, or the Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Portugal.

Native American - (including Alaskan Native, American Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts). You must be a tribal card holder of a Federal or State Recognized Tribe to be considered a Native American by the SBA for 8(a) Certification purposes.

Asian Pacific Americans (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China (including Hong Kong), Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

Subcontinent Asian Americans (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands or Nepal).

Native Hawaiian means any individual whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which now comprises the State of Hawaii.

Caucasian Female Please note, Caucasian Females are subject to proving both Social and Economic Disadvantage. If you select this Group Membership you must be able to prove Social Disadvantage to the SBA. For more information, please READ THIS ARTICLE to determine if you meet all of the SBA Social Disadvantage Requirements.

Service Disabled Veteran Please note, Service Disabled Veterans are subject to proving both Social and Economic Disadvantage. If you select this Group Membership you must be able to prove Social Disadvantage to the SBA. For more information, please READ THIS ARTICLE to determine if you meet all of the SBA Social Disadvantage Requirements.

Adjusted Net Worth = Assets - liabilities - (Equity in primary residence + value of ownership interest in business concern + IRA/401(k) or Other Retirement Accounts subject to a penalty for early withdrawal).

If you are unsure, please visit our online Adjusted Net Worth Calculator

If you are unsure, please visit our article on how to determine if your Adjusted Gross Income is below the $250,000 threshold.

Immediate family member is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.

Immediate family member is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.

Immediate family member is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.

Immediate family member is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.