SBA will determine the affected firms’ compliance with the principal office requirement by reviewing documentation showing where the firm’s employees performed their work prior to the telework measures being put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SBA recognizes that some HUBZone employees are students whose schools have closed and have been sent home to locations outside the HUBZone, even though they may continue to work remotely. A firm that has a HUBZone employee that was required to move from student housing to a non-HUBZone location AND continues to work for the HUBZone firm may continue to be counted as a HUBZone resident.
SBA has delayed the implementation of the new annual recertification process because many firms may find it difficult to maintain compliance.
SBA may expedite the application of any firm that submits a complete package for certification and indicates that they intend to respond to a specified solicitation that relates to COVID-19.
For more details regarding these options and to learn about other options your company can take advantage of, click on the following link: https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Contracting-Guidance-508.pdf