580 Strategies LLC
BusinessOppose
Operational capacity and backlogs
Regulatory flexibility act analysis
Reforms to Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms
SBA-2026-0133-0001NPRM
Comments
114
Last activity Jul 14, 2026
Deadline
Closed on Jul 14, 2026
Closed Jul 14, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
-33%
-33% excluding campaigns
Document
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- Title
- Reforms to Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms
- Posted
- Jun 11, 2026
- Comment period
- Jun 11, 2026 – Jul 14, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-11765
- CFR
- 13 CFR Part 124
Analysis
Overview
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Include campaigns
Stance breakdown
-33%
Net support
Support28Oppose66Other20
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is -33% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Business
29
Government
5
Individual
60
Trade association
2
Advocacy
14
Other
4
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted Jun 11, 2026Deadline Jul 14, 2026
Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13
Support28Oppose66Other20
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
13%
55%
32%
Business
38%
62%
0%
Advocacy
36%
64%
0%
Government
40%
60%
0%
Other
25%
75%
0%
Trade association
50%
0%
50%
Issues raised
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Social disadvantage standard69
Constitutional color blindness20
Entity-owned firm eligibility18
Operational capacity and backlogs15
Regulatory flexibility act analysis13
Evidentiary burden for complaints11
Regulatory clarity10
Set-asides9
Underrepresented business participation7
Disability and veteran eligibility2
Position map
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| Organization | Social disadvantage standard | Constitutional color blindness | Operational capacity and backlogs | Evidentiary burden for complaints | Regulatory flexibility act analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
580 Strategies LLC BusinessOppose 580 Strategies LLC, a small business and pending 8(a) applicant, opposes the Proposed Rule because it removes the person | · | · | · | ||
American Cultural Resources Association Trade associationOther The American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA), a trade association for cultural resource management firms, expresse | · | · | · | ||
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC AdvocacyOppose Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, along with seventeen other organizations, opposes the Proposed Rule because it | · | · | · | ||
Center for Individual Rights AdvocacySupport The Center for Individual Rights supports the SBA's proposal to eliminate the rebuttable presumption of social disadvant | · | · | · | ||
Citizen Potawatomi Nation GovernmentSupport The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, supports the proposed rule because it clarifies that | · | · | · | · | · |
Gov Contract Pros BusinessOppose Gov Contract Pros (GCP) opposes the proposed rule, arguing that the "New Test" for social disadvantage is poorly defined | · | · | · | ||
Government Procurement Innovators, LLC BusinessOppose Paula K. | · | · | · | ||
GRAHAMS CONSTRUCTION INC. BusinessOppose Scott Graham, an individual Native American business owner and Waccamaw Siouan Tribal Citizen, opposes the proposed rule | · | · | · | ||
Hued Customer Experience Consulting LLC dba HCX Management Solutions BusinessOppose Joy Thomas, founder of Hued Customer Experience Consulting LLC, opposes the proposed rule because it increases the evide | · | · | · | ||
Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund AdvocacyOppose The Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. | · | · | · | ||
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. AdvocacyOppose The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. | · | · | · | · | |
Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) AdvocacySupport Melvin Katsumi Yokoyama Jr., representing a Native Hawaiian Organization, supports the rule's protection of entity-owned | · | · | · | · | · |
Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration GovernmentSupport The Office of Advocacy, a federal government body, supports the SBA's proposed rule to remove the rebuttable presumption | · | · | · | · | |
Rapid Strategy BusinessOppose Rapid Strategy, a cybersecurity firm, opposes the proposed rule because it would likely increase administrative burdens | · | · | · | ||
Small Business Majority AdvocacyOppose Small Business Majority opposes the proposed rule to eliminate the 8(a) program's rebuttable presumption of social disad | · | · | · | · | |
Women's Construction Owners and Executives AdvocacyOppose Women Construction Owners and Executives, USA (WCOE) opposes the proposed rule because it shifts toward self-certificati | · | · |
American Cultural Resources Association
Trade associationOther
Social disadvantage standard
Operational capacity and backlogs
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC
AdvocacyOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Evidentiary burden for complaints
Center for Individual Rights
AdvocacySupport
Social disadvantage standard
Constitutional color blindness
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
GovernmentSupport
Gov Contract Pros
BusinessOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Constitutional color blindness
Government Procurement Innovators, LLC
BusinessOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Regulatory flexibility act analysis
GRAHAMS CONSTRUCTION INC.
BusinessOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Constitutional color blindness
Hued Customer Experience Consulting LLC dba HCX Management Solutions
BusinessOppose
Operational capacity and backlogs
Evidentiary burden for complaints
Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund
AdvocacyOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Constitutional color blindness
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
AdvocacyOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)
AdvocacySupport
Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
GovernmentSupport
Constitutional color blindness
Rapid Strategy
BusinessOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Operational capacity and backlogs
Small Business Majority
AdvocacyOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Women's Construction Owners and Executives
AdvocacyOppose
Social disadvantage standard
Evidentiary burden for complaints
Regulatory flexibility act analysis
3 organization-typed comments could not be identified.
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- Jul 13, 2026NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.OpposeAdvocacy📎 Attachment
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF) strongly opposes the proposed rule, arguing that it removes the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage and creates a race-conscious program that favors white business owners without providing evidence of discrimination against them. The organization contends that the rule undermines progress in addressing historical discrimination against Black and other underrepresented business owners and fails to meet the statutory intent of the 8(a) BD program.
Read comment → - Jun 30, 2026Small Business MajorityOpposeAdvocacy📎 Attachment
Small Business Majority opposes the proposed rule to eliminate the 8(a) program's rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage, arguing it will prevent thousands of small business owners from accessing federal contracting opportunities. The organization contends that the program provides essential training and mentorship for historically overlooked businesses and that removing these protections will further decrease the share of contracts awarded to small and disadvantaged businesses.
Read comment → - Jun 25, 2026NuspiraOpposeIndividual
A Black entrepreneur and small business owner opposes the proposed rule, arguing that it dismantles a vital tool for addressing systemic exclusion of minority-owned businesses. The commenter contends that the 8(a) program is a necessary correction for historical inequities and suggests that the administration should instead focus on broader procurement systems that lack any set-asides.
Read comment → - Jul 12, 2026Keyara HadleyOpposeIndividual
Keyara Hadley, a community leader, opposes the proposed rule because she believes it creates a harder path for small businesses to qualify for the 8(a) program. She argues that the rule could negatively impact local employment and community economic growth by making it more difficult for local firms to win federal contracts.
Read comment → - Jul 1, 2026Anonymous AnonymousOpposeIndividual
The commenter, a retired veteran and small business owner, opposes the proposed rule to eliminate the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned firms. They argue that this provision is a critical pathway for minority-owned businesses to overcome barriers to capital and federal contracting opportunities.
Read comment → - Jun 18, 2026Anonymous AnonymousOpposeIndividual
The commenter argues that the proposed reforms would create unnecessary barriers for socially disadvantaged entrepreneurs who may lack the resources to meet additional evidentiary requirements. They urge the SBA to preserve the program's original mission of providing access to capital and contracting opportunities for underserved business owners.
Read comment → - Jun 15, 2026Claudia MirzaSupportIndividualRead comment →