# 13 CFR § 121.110: What must a concern do in order to be identified as a small business concern in any Federal procurement databases?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 13 CFR § 121.110
- **Heading:** What must a concern do in order to be identified as a small business concern in any Federal procurement databases?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance > CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION > PART 121—SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS > Subpart A—Size Eligibility Provisions and Standards > Provisions of General Applicability

## Text

(a) In order to be identified as a small business concern in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (or any successor thereto), a concern must certify its size in connection with specific size standards at least annually.
(b) If a firm identified as a small business concern in SAM fails to certify its size within one year of a size certification, the firm will not be listed as a small business concern in SAM, unless and until the firm recertifies its size.
[78 FR 38817, June 28, 2013. Redesignated at 80 FR 7536, Feb. 11, 2015]

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