Size Standard Recertification

Eligibility Requirements

• •Business must have a current SAM.gov registration with accurate size representations
• •Recertification required within 30 days of a merger or acquisition
• •Recertification required when a long-term contract option is exercised (for contracts with options)
• •Annual recertification for multi-year contracts at each anniversary
• •Size is measured against the NAICS code size standard assigned to the solicitation
• •Employee-based standards use 24-month average; revenue-based use 5-year average

Certification Process

Recertification is performed through SAM.gov by updating the firm's size representations. For triggered events like mergers or acquisitions, the firm must recertify within 30 days. For long-term contracts, recertification occurs at option exercise and is binding for the option period. If the firm exceeds its size standard at recertification, it is counted as "other-than-small" for goaling purposes but may continue performing existing contracts.

Contracting Benefits

• +Maintains eligibility for small business set-aside contracts
• +Continued access to socioeconomic programs (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB)
• +Accurate size status protects against size protest challenges
• +Timely recertification avoids False Claims Act exposure
• +Growing firms can plan strategically around recertification triggers