HUBZone certification in Kansas

To get HUBZone certified in Kansas, register in SAM.gov, confirm you meet SBA's rules for small businesses with their principal office in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone and at least 35% of employees living in one, and apply free on MySBA Certifications. Kansas APEX Accelerator (Wichita State University) helps Kansas businesses apply at no cost.

1. 01

   Register in SAM.gov

   Every certification and federal award needs an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID. Registration is free and must be renewed every 365 days.^[1]

2. 02

   Check HUBZone eligibility

   The business must be small under SBA size standards and at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, a Community Development Corporation, an agricultural cooperative, an Alaska Native corporation, a Native Hawaiian organization or an Indian tribe. Check your Kansas office and employee addresses on the HUBZone map.^[3][4]

3. 03

   Get free help in Kansas

   Kansas APEX Accelerator (Wichita State University): free counseling on SAM.gov, certification and bidding.^[10]

4. 04

   Apply on MySBA Certifications

   Apply at certifications.sba.gov with your office address and an employee roster showing where each employee lives.^[2]

5. 05

   Register with Kansas too

   HUBZone covers federal contracts. To sell to Kansas agencies, register on SMART eSupplier bidder registration (No fee listed by the state).

6. 06

   Add the Kansas certification

   Kansas RISE (Recognized In-state Small Enterprise) certification, through Kansas Department of Commerce, Office of Small Business.^[11]

APEX Accelerators, funded by the Department of Defense, help with registration, certification and bids. SBA district offices run certification outreach and answer program questions.

APEX Accelerators

• Kansas APEX Accelerator (Wichita State University)

SBA district offices

• SBA Wichita District Office
• SBA Kansas City District Office (Kansas City metro counties)

Kansas certifies its own programs separately from SBA, for Kansas state contracts. HUBZone does not carry over automatically; apply to this one on its own terms:

• Kansas RISE (Recognized In-state Small Enterprise) certification, Kansas Department of Commerce, Office of Small Business. Size tiers plus veteran-, woman- and minority-owned designations; it replaced the former Office of Minority and Women Business Development.^[11]

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• Certified firms compete for HUBZone set-asides and sole-source awards, and get a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open competitions.^[3]
• The government-wide goal is 3% of prime contract dollars for HUBZone firms.^[3]
• There is no time limit on participation; firms recertify every three years, in the 90 days before the anniversary of certification.^[5]

1. sam.gov/entity-registration
2. certifications.sba.gov/
3. sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program
4. maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map
5. ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-126/section-126.500
6. acquisition.gov/far/2.101
7. uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644&num=0&edition=prelim
8. sba.gov/district/wichita
9. sba.gov/district/kansas-city
10. wichita.edu/research/kansasapexaccelerator/
11. kansascommerce.gov/small-business-and-entrepreneurship/