HUBZone certification in New Jersey

To get HUBZone certified in New Jersey, 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. NJIT APEX Accelerator helps New Jersey 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 New Jersey office and employee addresses on the HUBZone map.^[3][4]

3. 03

   Get free help in New Jersey

   NJIT APEX Accelerator: free counseling on SAM.gov, certification and bidding.^[9]

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 New Jersey too

   HUBZone covers federal contracts. To sell to New Jersey agencies, register on NJSTART vendor registration (free).

6. 06

   Add the New Jersey certification

   Small, minority-, women-, veteran- and disabled-veteran-owned business certification, through Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.^[10]

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

• NJIT APEX Accelerator

SBA district office

• SBA New Jersey District Office

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

• Small, minority-, women-, veteran- and disabled-veteran-owned business certification, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. Small business certification also qualifies firms for the state's Small Business Set-Aside program.^[10]

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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/new-jersey
9. njit.edu/apex/
10. nj.gov/treasury/revenue/business-cert-program.shtml