---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 127.356"
title: "13"
number: "127.356"
heading: "How does a concern obtain certification from an approved certifier?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/127.356"
---

# §127.356. How does a concern obtain certification from an approved certifier?

- (a) A concern that seeks WOSB or EDWOSB certification from an SBA-approved third-party certifier must submit its application directly to the approved certifier in accordance with the specific application procedures of the particular certifier.
- (b) The concern must register in the System for Award Management (SAM), or any successor system.
- (c) The concern must ensure that all documents necessary to determine its eligibility for certification by an approved certifier are uploaded in https://certify.sba.gov or any successor system.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 27662, May 11, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 96094, Dec. 4, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 637(m), 644 and 657r.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 62282, Oct. 7, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 27662, May 11, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 96094, Dec. 4, 2024]