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What are the best and worst states for 8(a) set-aside federal contracts?Count yourself lucky if you are an 8(a) Business Development Program participant based in Virginia or Maryland. There are $2.5 billion worth of 8(a) set-aside federal contracts previously awarded to 8(a) firms in Virginia that are expiring in 2016 and beyond and are likely to be recompeted. For Maryland-based firms, there are $1.6 billion in such 8(a) pending recompetes. Under federal rules, 8(a) set-asides generally must be recompeted as 8(a) set-asides once they expire. That means opportunities for additional 8(a) firms. But you would be hard-pressed to find recompete opportunities for 8(a) set-asides in New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont. There are no current 8(a) set-aside contracts awarded to vendors in those states, Set-Aside Alert found. Set-Aside Alert has compiled a list of the best and worst states for 8(a) set-asides as part of its recent research into the 8(a) program. The 8(a) program is the flagship effort of the Small Business Administration for assisting small disadvantaged firms. It offers free training, mentors and set-aside preferences in federal contarcting. We downloaded data from the Federal Procurement Data System to compile a data set of $7.4 billion in 8(a) set-aside-only awards expiring in calendar 2016 and beyond. The data was sorted and ranked by vendor state. We found wide disparities in the amount of awards to 8(a) firms by state. Of course, some vendors may provide service beyond their home state as well. Proximity to federal offices likely was a factor in putting Virginia and Maryland in the lead. The District of Columbia also was in the Top 10 with $171 million in 8(a) set-asides expiring in 2016 and beyond. Ranking in the Top 10 for 8(a) set-asides were Virginia, $2.5 billion; Maryland, $1.6 billion; Ohio, $537 million; Alaska, $438 million; Colorado, $245 million; Florida, $201 million; California, $191 million; Texas, $187 million; DC, $171 million; and Georgia, $153 million. The bottom-ranked states were New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, all zero; Iowa, $29,000; Arkansas, $35,000; Maine, $335,000; Connecticut, $584,000; and Minnesota, $777,000. See the complete list below.
Expiring 8(a) Set-Aside Federal Contracts,
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| 1. | VA | $2.5 billion |
| 2. | MD | $1.6 billion |
| 3. | OH | $537 million |
| 4. | AK | $438 million |
| 5. | CO | $245 million |
| 6. | FL | $201 million |
| 7. | CA | $191 million |
| 8. | TX | $187 million |
| 9. | DC | $171 million |
| 10. | GA | $153 million |
| 11. | OK | $112 million |
| 12. | AL | $102 million |
| 13. | MO | $88 million |
| 14. | SC | $88 million |
| 15. | NC | $77 million |
| 16. | HI | $72 million |
| 17. | WA | $67 million |
| 18. | MI | $60 million |
| 19. | UT | $59 million |
| 20. | PA | $48 million |
| 21. | AZ | $37 million |
| 22. | WV | $34 million |
| 23. | NY | $33 million |
| 24. | NJ | $33 million |
| 25. | NE | $32 million |
| 26. | MA | $32 million |
| 27. | GU | $19 million |
| 28. | KS | $16 million |
| 29. | PR | $13 million |
| 30. | MT | $12 million |
| 31. | WI | $12 million |
| 32. | IL | $11 million |
| 33. | MS | $11 million |
| 34. | IN | $10 million |
| 35. | ND | $10 million |
| 36. | NV | $9 million |
| 37. | TN | $7 million |
| 38. | LA | $7 million |
| 39. | NM | $7 million |
| 40. | ID | $7 million |
| 41. | DE | $5 million |
| 42. | OR | $4 million |
| 43. | WY | $3 million |
| 44. | KY | $2 million |
| 45. | SD | $934,000 |
| 46. | MN | $777,000 |
| 47. | CT | $584,000 |
| 48. | ME | $335,000 |
| 49. | AR | $35,000 |
| 50. | IA | $29,000 |
| 51. | RI | zero |
| 52. | VT | zero |
| 53. | NH | zero |
| Total: | $7.4 billion |
(Editor’s note: The expiring 8(a) set-asides contracts generally must be recompeted as 8(a) set-asides when they expire. All data was compiled from the Federal Procurement Data System. Data includes Puerto Rico and Guam.)
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