Comment on FR Doc # 2026-11765

Summary: AcuElligent, LLC, a small business consulting firm, supports the SBA's move to bring the 8(a) program into constitutional compliance by removing the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage. However, the firm expresses significant concerns regarding the new evidentiary burden on small businesses and recommends retaining an individualized narrative pathway and providing clearer guidance to ensure the rule does not inadvertently exclude disadvantaged firms.