§ 128.309. What are the ways a Participant may exit the Veteran Small Business Certification Program?
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/us/cfr/t13/s§ 128.309·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)Voluntary withdrawal. A Participant may voluntarily withdraw from the Veteran Small Business Certification Program at any time. Once a concern notifies SBA that it seeks to voluntarily withdraw from the program, SBA will decertify the concern and remove its designation as a certified VOSB or SDVOSB in the certification database.
(b)Decertification by SBA. SBA may decertify a Participant and remove its designation as a VOSB or SDVOSB in the certification database in accordance with § 128.310.
(c)Decertification pursuant to a protest. Any certified VOSB or SDVOSB that is found to be ineligible through a VOSB or SDVOSB status protest decision will be immediately removed from the certification database.
(d)Decertification due to suspension or debarment. SBA may decertify a Participant immediately upon notice that the Participant or any of its owners has an active exclusion in SAM, pursuant to § 128.201. \[87 FR 73412, Nov. 29, 2022, as amended at 89 FR 102509, Dec. 17, 2024\]