Office of Hearings and Appeals




The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is an independent office within the SBA established in 1983 to provide an independent, quasi-judicial appeal against certain SBA program decisions.

OHA is able to hear appeals regarding:

  • Size determinations,
  • Contracting officer designations of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes on federal contracts,
  • Eligibility determinations for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVO SBC),
  • Eligibility of Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB),
  • Eligibility of Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), and
  • 8(a)BD eligibility determinations, suspensions and terminations.

The OHA publishes unredacted final decisions within a few days of each decision being issued.

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