____ Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.
(5) [Complete only if offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of
this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that-
(i) It ___ is, ___ is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this
representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by
the Small Business Administration, and no material change in ownership and control,
principal place of ownership, or HUBZone employee percentage has occurred since it was
certified by the Small Business Administration in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and
(ii) It ___ is, ___ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part
126, and the representation in paragraph (b)(5)(i) of this provision is accurate for the
HUBZone small business concern or concerns that are participating in the joint venture.
[The offeror shall enter the name or names of the HUBZone small business concern or
concerns that are participating in the joint venture: _____________.] Each HUBZone small
business concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of
the HUBZone representation.
(c) Definitions.
"Small business concern," as used in this provision, means a concern, including its affiliates, that
is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding
on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121
and the size standard in paragraph (a) of this provision.
"Woman-owned small business concern," as used in this provision, means a small business
concern--
(1) Which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly
owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and
(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.
(d) Notice.
(1) If this solicitation is for supplies and has been set aside, in whole or in part, for small business
concerns, then the clause in this solicitation providing notice of the set-aside contains restrictions
on the source of the end items to be furnished.
(2) Under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), any person who misrepresents a firm's status as a small or small
disadvantaged, or women-owned small business concern in order to obtain a contract to be
awarded under the preference programs established pursuant to section 8(a), 8(d), 9, or 15 of the
Small Business Act or any other provision of Federal law that specifically references section 8(d)
for a definition of program eligibility, shall--
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