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Advantages of 8 (a) Direct Award:

  • Reduced acquisition cycle, typically less than 30 days

  • Supports agency's social  and economical organizational goals

  • Lower government acquisition costs

  • Open negotiations

  • Low risk & high assurance of seamless execution

  • Directly negotiate best value pricing

Following are the steps to use the SBA 8(a) Program to work with NORTHBOUND LLC (as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13, Chapter I):
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STEP 1: Define Scope of Project

STEP 2: Send letter of intent to SBA district officer

(Sec 124.502(b))

 

The written letter of intent to award procurement to NORTHBOUND LLC should be emailed to
SBA Washington Metropolitan Area District Office at: dcofferletters@sba.gov with a copy to Joseph
Wilson, our SBA Business Opportunity Specialist at joseph.wilson@sba.gov. You may also contact
Mr. Wilson directly by telephone at (202) 205-7315 or mail at SBA Washington Metropolitan Area District Office, 409 3rd Street, SW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20416.
 

Please include the following in the letter:

  1. A description of the work to be performed.

  2. An estimated period of performance.

  3. The NAICS code that applies to the principal nature of the acquisition.

  4. The anticipated dollar value of the requirement, including options, if any.

  5. The type of contract to be awarded, such as firm fixed price, cost reimbursement, or time and materials.

Identification of any specific Participant (NORTHBOUND LLC) that the procuring activity contracting officer nominates for award of a sole source 8(a) contract, if appropriate, including a brief justification for the nomination, such as one of the following:

  • NORTHBOUND LLC, through its own efforts, marketed the requirement and caused it to be reserved for the 8(a) Program.

  • The type of contract to be awarded, such as firm fixed price, cost reimbursement, or time and materials.

  • The acquisition history, if any, of the requirement.

STEP 3: SBA accepts offer within 3 days.

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STEP 4: Either an SBA delegated contract or a three-party agreement is signed within 3 days of receipt.

STEP 5: Agency receives proposal from NORTHBOUND LLC, negotiations cost, and makes award.

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STEP 6: YOU ARE DONE!

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