---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 19.802"
title: "48"
number: "19.802"
heading: "Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/19.802"
---

# §19.802. Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program.


Determining the eligibility of a small business to be a participant in the 8(a) program is the responsibility of the SBA. SBA's regulations on eligibility requirements for participation in the 8(a) program are found at [13 CFR 124.101 through 124.112](/cfr/13/124.101..124.112.md). SBA designates the concern as an 8(a) participant in the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) at https://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm. SBA's designation also appears in the System for Award Management (SAM).


## Notes

### Amendments

[82 FR 4727, Jan. 13, 2017, as amended at 88 FR 9738, Feb. 14, 2023]

### Source

Source: 54 FR 46005, Oct. 31, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42240, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[82 FR 4727, Jan. 13, 2017, as amended at 88 FR 9738, Feb. 14, 2023]