13 CFR §126.602
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- (a)A certified HUBZone small business concern that has been awarded a HUBZone contract must “attempt to maintain” (see § 126.103) having 35% of its employees residing in a HUBZone during the performance of any HUBZone contract. If a certified HUBZone small business concern is awarded a HUBZone contract within 12 months prior to the due date for its triennial recertification, then such concern must attempt to maintain compliance with the 35% HUBZone residency requirement at the time of such recertification. However, such a concern must have at least 35% of its employees residing in HUBZones at the time of each recertification thereafter, even if the concern is still performing that HUBZone contract.
- (b)For orders under indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts (including orders under multiple award contracts), a certified HUBZone small business concern must “attempt to maintain” the HUBZone residency requirement during the performance of each order that is set aside for HUBZone small business concerns.
- (c)A certified HUBZone small business concern that is tribally-owned, and made the certification in § 126.200(c)(2)(ii) at the time of its HUBZone certification (or at the time of its most recent recertification), must have at least 35% of its employees engaged in performing a HUBZone contract residing within any Indian reservation governed by one or more of the concern's Indian Tribal Government owners, or residing within any HUBZone adjoining any such Indian reservation.
- (d)A certified HUBZone small business concern that has less than 20% of its total employees residing in a HUBZone during the performance of a HUBZone contract has failed to attempt to maintain the HUBZone residency requirement. Such failure will result in proposed decertification pursuant to § 126.503.