SBA’s proposed overhaul of small business size standards would consolidate roughly 1,000 size standards into 338 and raise thresholds in most industries, which could change who competes for your set-asides. This report breaks down the 10 things to know, compares current and proposed thresholds for common GovCon codes, and gives you a checklist and worksheet to work through before comments close on November 20, 2026. The proposal is not final, and current size standards stay in effect until a final rule takes effect.
Read the Report to learn more about:
- What SBA proposes to change, including consolidating roughly 1,000 size standards into 338 and removing all 18 exceptions
- How one standard can cover a whole industry group, such as a proposed $531M receipts standard for all IT services (NAICS 5415)
- Why employee-based standards become the default, including for all of construction
- How the new methodology removes the ceiling on size standards and adds a productivity adjustment
- Why SBA and its Office of Advocacy estimate very different numbers of newly small contractors
- A side-by-side of current and proposed thresholds for common GovCon codes and industry groups
- A 7-step checklist and printable worksheet to map where you could regain small status and which set-asides larger firms could enter
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