The Small Business Administration recently announced an expansion of the businesses eligible for their Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program. The federal government has established a goal of annually awarding 3% of federal contract dollars to HUBZone certified businesses. Being a HUBZone certified business has other government contracting advantages including bidding on contracts limited to certified businesses, receiving preferential treatment for open contracts; and getting a 10% price evaluation preference in open contract bidding. (more…)