Government Contracting Certification Eligibility Self-Audit

Government Contracting | PublicProof Academy working document

An annual honesty check on every status you certify, because a knowingly false certification is a False Claims Act exposure, not a paperwork error.

Business

State or jurisdiction

Prepared on

Owner

Official source saved

Next review

Size status

Current average annual receipts or employee count recomputed
All affiliates identified and their receipts/employees included
Each claimed NAICS code rechecked against its current size standard
Date of recheck and source URL recorded
If no longer small under a code, that code removed from claims

Ownership and control

Ownership percentages confirmed at 51% or more where required
Day-to-day management and long-term decision-making documented for the qualifying owner
Any new investor, lender covenant or operating agreement change reviewed for control impact
Supporting documents (cap table, operating agreement, minutes) current on file

Program-specific tests

HUBZone: principal office still in a HUBZone and at least 35% of employees living in a HUBZone - recomputed with the current employee roster
8(a): year in program noted and nine-year clock tracked
EDWOSB/8(a): personal net worth, adjusted gross income and total assets rechecked against current caps
VetCert: VA documentation still on file and current
State program: current eligibility thresholds re-confirmed with the certifying office

Set-aside performance rules

Limitations on subcontracting reviewed for every active set-aside award
Actual self-performed share computed, not estimated
Any teaming or joint venture agreement reviewed against program rules

Sign-off

Owner has reviewed each item personally
Anything uncertain has been asked of the certifying agency in writing
Date of audit and next audit date recorded
Any status that can no longer be proven has been withdrawn

Use rule: Education and organization only. Record the agency, official source, checked date, cost, proof saved and responsible person for every consequential requirement. Unknown means stop and confirm. Example rows are labeled EXAMPLE and are not your data.