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David Robbins - President
GOODWIN ROBBINS PACKAGING CO., INC.
PO Box 5127, Laguna Beach, CA 92652-5127
Dear David Robbins:
I am pleased to
advise you as that effective May 12, 2005 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 Part
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 321920, 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.
In addition to welcoming you to the HUBZone Program, I would also
like to supply you with this helpful link to a useful contracting
tool. It is 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
a 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:
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Extensive
business opportunities that exist with the Federal Government
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Strategies for
selecting specific products or services to market to the Federal
Government and how to find potential government customers
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How the Federal
Government procures products and services, and strategies for
winning contracts
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Managing a
contract once it is awarded and building a solid performance
record for your company
Good luck in your business endeavors!
Sincerely,
Associate Administrator
Office of HUBZone
Program
Reference:IAF-19L
HUBZone
Application Number:
19140
SBA Customer ID:
P0271504
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