Government Certification Specialists, Inc. is committed to helping minority disadvantaged small business owners compete in the lucrative federal contracting marketplace.

Attaining 8(a) certification entitles your company to:
  • Obtain set aside contracts designed for small minority owned businesses
  • Receive up to $3.5 million sole source awards
  • Receive training and guidance from the SBA

Let us apply more than 25 years of 8(a) contracting experience to ensure you don’t waste time or money as you get 8(a) certified and increase your revenue.


Financing Available!
GCS offers 6 month 0% interest financing for full service 8(a) application packages. Feel free to contact us to discuss the details.


GCS Contact Information:

Website: www.get8acertified.com

Email: info@get8acertified.com

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SBA 8(a) Application Service



GCS offers a full service SBA 8(a) program application option for those business owners that feel their valuable time is better spent growing their business instead of researching the myriad of government regulations associated with the 8(a) application process.

Our comprehensive 8(a) application preparation package covers the following services:
  • Interview(s) of all socially and economically disadvantaged owner(s)
  • Composition of socioeconomic narrative(s) for disadvantaged owner(s)
  • Personalized data and documentation checklist to help you locate the required personal and corporate documents in your files
  • Assistance with locating or creating any missing documentation
  • Composition of all other written portions of the 8(a) application, including length of time in business waiver request, other narratives, and explanations of unique circumstances
  • Organization, compilation, and labeling of all paper-based materials to be submitted to the SBA
  • Data entry for the electronic SBA 1010 form and all other associated application forms online
  • Assistance responding in writing to all SBA questions and inquiries following submission of your application

FREE Consultation – GCS Inc. will pre-screen each company and its ownership to ensure the owners meet the government definitions of "socially disadvantaged" and "economically disadvantaged" before you spend your valuable time and money pursuing 8(a) certification. Please contact us today and talk to one of our 8(a) program Certification Specialists.

Do You Have Unique Circumstances? – GCS could still be able to qualify your business for the 8(a) program even if you have been in business less than two years, are not a member of a “presumed socially disadvantaged” group by the SBA, own more than one business, etc. Please contact us so that we can discuss your unique circumstances.