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Patricia Ramos - Vice president
CR DYNAMICS AND ASSOCIATES, INC
7 E. REDWOOD STREET,
SUITE 600,
Baltimore, MD, 21202-1115
Dear Patricia Ramos:
I am
pleased to advise you as that effective September 21, 2004 your application
for certification as a "qualified HUBZone small business
concern (SBC)" has been approved. Your firm is now eligible to receive
HUBZone contracting opportunities, and will be included in the
listing of qualified HUBZone small business concerns found on the
Internet at http://www.sba.gov/hubzone.
The HUBZone Certification will continue provided that your firm
remains in compliance with continuing program eligibility requirements and
re-certifies, to SBA, that it remains a qualified HUBZone SBC.
Within 30 days of your anniversary date, SBA will contact you to initiate the
re-certification process. Failure to respond to this request for
re-certification will result in SBA proposing the de-certification of your
firm (13 CFR 126.100-500). Please be advised, at any time during your firm's
participation in the HUBZone Program, SBA may conduct a program
examination to validate program eligibility and/or continued program
compliance (13 CFR � 126.402).
To apply for HUBZone Program certification, your firm had to be registered in
the Central Contractor Registration (CCR/SBA Registration Information)
systems. For your firm to receive benefit from the HUBZone Program, that is,
to be identified by contracting officers as eligible to receive HUBZone
contracts and to be paid under any such contracts, it is essential that you
update your CCR/SBA Registration Informationt records at least annually, and
more frequently if there have been material changes in your firm. If you need
assistance in updating your CCR/SBA Registration Information records, please
contact the CCR Assistance Center for US at 888-227-2423 and for outside US
at 1-616-961-4725.
Although your firm was approved under North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) Code 561422, this does not prevent your firm from being
awarded contracts under other NAICS Codes, as long as the firm is qualified
to perform. In this regard, please note that you are responsible for
researching and identifying potential contracts that may be available through
the HUBZone Program. However, the SBA can assist you in this effort
through our Government Contracting web-site at www.sba.gov/GC.
This site provides a wide array of valuable Federal contract marketing
material, including identification of specific contracting opportunities and
points of contact at SBA and Federal acquisition agencies. I encourage you to
make full use of the very valuable information on this web-site. Also,
although your status as a certified HUBZone concern greatly improves
your access to Federal contracts, this certification does not guarantee
contract awards. Your ability to research opportunities and bid competitively
will be the key to your success in this program.
I�d also like to supply you with this helpful link to a useful
contracting tool. It�s the U.S. Small Business Administration's
e-learning course Steps to Accessing
Contracts & Subcontracts." The purpose of this course is to
provide 7(j) eligible business owners � and this is group that
includes HUBZone certified small business concerns -- with the keys to
success for developing strategies to expand their markets to the Federal
contracting sector.
Through this course you will learn about:
- Extensive business
opportunities that exist with the Federal Government
- Strategies for selecting
specific products or services to market to the Federal Government and
how to find potential government customers
- How the Federal Government
procures products and services, and strategies for winning contracts
- Managing a contract once it
is awarded and building a solid performance record for your company
Good luck in your business endeavors!
Sincerely,
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