13 C.F.R. § 124.1014 How long does an SDB certification last?
Title 13 - Business Credit and Assistance
(a) Once SBA certifies a firm to be an SDB by placing it on the list of qualified SDBs, the firm will generally remain on the SBA-maintained list of certified SDBs for a period of three years from the date of its certification. (1) A firm's SDB certification will extend beyond three years where SBA finds the firm to be an SDB: (i) On the merits in connection with a particular protest (see §124.1023(h)(2)); (ii) In connection with an SBA-initiated SDB determination (see §124.1016(a)(2)); or (iii) As part of an 8(a) BD annual review. (2) Where SBA finds a firm not to be an SDB in connection with an SDB protest, an SBA-initiated SDB determination, or an 8(a) BD annual review, SBA will immediately decertify the firm as an SDB and remove it from the qualified list of SDBs. (b) A firm that graduates from the 8(a) BD program will remain on the list of certified SDBs for a period of three years from the date of its last annual review. (c) To remain on the SDB register after three years, a firm whose status as an SDB has not been upheld in connection with a protest or an SBA-initiated SDB determination, or has not been certified as an eligible 8(a) Participant as part of an annual review, must submit a new application and receive a new certification.
Title 13: Business Credit and Assistance
PART 124—8(a) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS STATUS DETERMINATIONS
Subpart B—Eligibility, Certification, and Protests Relating to Federal Small Disadvantaged Business Programs
§ 124.1014 How long does an SDB certification last?
