8a Certification

8a Certification Lawyers Helping You Avoid the Most Costly Mistakes

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SBA 8a Certification Applications require substantial amount of time and effort to stand a chance of approval. Since you are positioning your small business to take advantage of sole source government contracts in the millions of dollars, the Small Business Administration (SBA) applies strict scrutiny in each 8a certification application. You must carefully and thoroughly address each and every section. Otherwise, you 8a application will be rejected. You will more than likely have to start all over.

The government contract attorneys at Watson & Associates, LLC specialize in the SBA 8a certification Program. We help 8a applicants overcome some of the most crucial mistakes in the 8a certification process. For example, many 8a applicants fail to adequately prepare their social and economic narratives.

Most 8a certification narratives do not address the required topics that can convince the SBA of social and economic disadvantaged status. As a result, the application fails. Other examples of common mistakes in the 8a certification process involve small businesses that are partially owned by other corporations or have a member of their key personnel also being part of another company. This creates the possibility of affiliation. It will destroy your chances of approval. Our 8a certification lawyers and consultants help you to analyze and address these important issues. Other areas that 8a applicants tend to make critical mistakes include:

Analyzing net worth for 8a certification
Having only one customer and source of revenue
Starting up new businesses for family members
Not addressing unusual spikes in annual revenues
Not having the correct business and corporate documentation
Not providing supporting documents to support narratives

8a Certification Services

As professional 8a certification lawyers, we are prepared to help you with:

Narratives of Economic Disadvantage Assistance
Narratives of Social Disadvantage Assistance
8a Certification Denial and Appeals
8a Certification Requests for Reconsideration Assistance
Responding to Early 8a Certification Terminations
Resolution of 8(a) Program Legal Matters
8a Certification Post approval consulting services
Addressing 8a certification sole source matters
8a Certification narrative
Two-year waiver requests

Seu browser não suporta iframes. Minimize first-time rejections. 8(a) applications are rejected 87.5% of the time. There is usually incomplete information, contradicting information or simply information that raises suspicion. The SBA typically has 90 days to respond to your initial application. Once problems are identified, the SBA will give you a certain amount of time to supplement the initial information. Failure to meet those deadlines will cause your 8a certification application to be denied. You will have a slim chance of succeeding on appeal.

Avoid adverse affiliation and control decisions in the 8a certification program. An initial decision from the SBA that you are affiliated with another company will cripple you chances of 8a certification. This is yet another reason why you need expert legal advice during the application process. If you have relationships with other business in the same or similar industry, you can be subjected to affiliation or control violations during the 8a certification process. See example of case.There is specific legal analysis required. You must understand the 8a regulations and statutes in order to withstand the SBA’s affiliation challenge. Our lawyers have successfully reversed SBA affiliation decisions and its denial of 8a certification applications. See sample cases and size status and affiliation FAQs.

Get professional legal analysis before submission of your 8a certification package. When you retain our 8a certification services, you will get a complete legal analysis of your documentation. The SBA has a list of rules and internal checklist that it follows during the 8a certification process. We understand those rules and can increase your probability of success. Our lawyers take a serious review of your:

Financials
Corporate documents
Net worth documentation
Relationships with other businesses
Narratives for completeness and persuasion

Contact our 8a certification professionals for immediate help. Call 1-866-601-5518.

8a Certification Terminations and Appeals

A high number of 8a certification applications are denied. The benefit of using our services in the application stage is that we review the case law that supports you specific situation before submitting your 8a certification package. Then, if your application is denied, you are then a better position for 8a certification appeal to the SBA Office of Hearing and Appeals (SBAOHA).

If you are already in the 8a certification program, you might be subjected to a termination from the SBA. In this situation, you should seriously consider retaining an attorney as early as possible. You want to preserve your legal rights to appeal. You can only do this by having adequate responses to the initial 8a termination letter. It is important to know that if your 8a termination response to the SBA is inadequate, you cannot introduce new evidence on appeal to SBAOHA. Avoid this critical termination mistake at all cost.

Get Help with 8a Certified Teaming, Joint Ventures and Mentor Protégé Relationships

As an 8a certified small business, you might contemplate submitting a proposal for a government contract where you want to include another business. This concept is allowed in the SBA 8a certification process. However, there are many regulations and hurdles that you must overcome. Approaching 8a Joint Ventures and Mentor Protege relationships can be very tricky. There complex affiliation and control hurdles for you to overcome. Furthermore, the regulations 8a certified companies to obtain approval from the SBA. Our SBA lawyers can help you with:

Drafting appropriate teaming agreement, joint venture agreements and mentor protégé agreements in the 8a certification program
Analyzing teaming relationships and providing you with guidance
Advice and direction on the duties of each party
Resolving disputes between the parties in the 8a certification program

Take advantage of our legal assistance with 8a construction contracts. One of the most highly sought after government contracts in the 8a certification program is construction. Both large businesses and large businesses seek to form relationships in effort to pursue larger projects. However, these relationships can be a landmine for disaster. As SBA 8a certification lawyers and consultants, we help companies across the United States to form legally sound relationships. Construction companies rely on our expertise and guidance to avoid adverse actions with proposal writing submissions, limitation on subcontracting violations, affiliation and control disputes.

Native American 8(a) Certification Assistance

If you are a Native American seeking 8a certification for your small business, our consultants and lawyers can help you through the process. We help Native American tribes protect their rights in the 8a Certification Program. Although there are special rules for Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Corporations, there is still room for attack in certain situations. The law firm of Watson & Associates, LLC can help with issues pertaining to sole source decisions, bid protest of Native American government contracts, subcontracting disputes, allegations of 8a certification violations and terminations.

Help with Native American teaming and joint venture relationships. As a Native American 8(a) certified company, teaming with other businesses require oversight and strategies to promote economic development while taking advantage of business opportunities. Taking the right approach to teaming and joint venture relationships can avoid mistakes during performance and ultimately the reputation of the tribal entity. Our lawyers and consultants can provide assistance with:

Native American 8(a) training
Proposal writing and business development in the 8a certification program
Grants and joint efforts
Consulting services for major business decisions

Nationwide help: Federal law allows our 8a certification consultants and lawyers to help small businesses in every state. This includes Denver, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Maryland, California, Mississippi, Tennessee, Washington, DC, Las Vegas, Missouri, Indiana, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, Colorado Springs, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Denver, Colorado Springs, Utah, California, Hawaii, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Las Vegas, Nevada and Maryland.

Cities in which we can help with 8a certification include: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Colorado Springs, CO; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Port Hueneme, CA; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Seal Beach, CA; Tampa, FL; and others.

Contact us

For immediate help with your 8a certification application, termination or appeals case, contact the lawyers and consultants at Watson & Associates, LLC for a free and confidential consultation. Call toll free 1-866-601-5518.

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