Small Disadvantaged Business Concern

“Small disadvantaged business concern” (except for 52.212-3(c)(4) and 52.219-1(b)(2) for general statistical purposes and 52.212-3(c)(9)(ii), 52.219-22(b)(2), 52.219-22(b)(1)(C), and 52.219-23(a)(3) for joint ventures under the price evaluation adjustment for small disadvantaged business concerns), consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means an offeror, that is a small business under the size standard applicable to the acquisition; and either—

(1) It has received certification as a small disadvantaged business concern consistent with 13 CFR Part 124, Subpart B; and

• (i) No material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its certification;

• (ii) Where the concern is owned by one or more disadvantaged individuals, the net worth of each individual upon whom the certification is based does not exceed $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

• (iii) It is identified, on the date of its representation, as a certified small disadvantaged business concern in the CCR Dynamic Small Business Search data base maintained by the Small Business Administration;

(2) For a prime contractor, it has submitted a completed application to the Small Business Administration or a private certifier to be certified as a small disadvantaged business concern in accordance with 13 CFR Part 124, Subpart B, and a decision on that application is pending, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since it submitted its application. In this case, a contractor must receive certification as a small disadvantaged business by the Small Business Administration prior to contract award; or

(3) It represents in writing that it qualifies as a small disadvantaged business (SDB) for any Federal subcontracting program if it believes in good faith that it is owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and meets the SDB eligibility criteria of 13 CFR 124.1002.