Progressive Industries, Inc. HUBZone supplier is winning HUBZone Contracts

PII is a Woman-Owned, HUBZone supplier that helps clients meet their HUBZone purchasing goals.  Because the HUBZone mandate can be complex, our clients rely on PII to help government contractors and government agencies understand what kind of purchases are qualified to fulfill their HUBZone goals, but additionally, our experienced team delivers the products and supplies quickly and competitively.

On November 6, 2008, Washington DC, the GAO made the important ruling that HUBZone business takes precedence over SDVO companies.  The GAO concluded that a HUBZone set-aside is mandatory.  

Full & Open Competition: Contracts may be awarded with a price evaluation preference. The offer of the HUBZone small business will be considered lower than the offer of a non-HUBZone/non-small business provided that the offer of the HUBZone small business is not more than 10 percent higher.

Sole Source: HUBZone contracts may be awarded if the contracting officer does not a have a reasonable expectation that two or more qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers, determines that the qualified HUBZone small business is responsible, and determines that the contract can be awarded at a fair price. The government estimate cannot exceed $5 million for manufacturing requirements or $3 million for all other requirements.

For example:

  1. Company "A", a federal contractor, bids on a government contract.
  2. Compared to other companies, if Company "A" demonstrates higher HUBZone utilization, the Company "A" will receive a ten percent (10%) price preference compared to the other bids.