Wyoming - Obtain Small Business Certification Required on all Preferential Sales of Set-aside Timber

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Obtain Small Business Certification Required on all Preferential Sales of Set-aside Timber, the applicant has to approach United States Small Business Administration link or the applicant approach the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management district offices link

   Note: The Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Office in Washington, D.C., the BLM operates 12 state offices that have jurisdiction across the nation. The applicant can choose their nearby district offices to submit the application form.

2. An application form will be provided to the applicant or the applicant can download the form from the given following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form.
4. The applicant has to make sure to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit the completed form and the necessary documents to nearby Bureau of land management district offices.
7. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority request.
8. The BLM (Bureau of land management) will examine the application for completeness and accuracy.
9. Once all the verification process is done by the authority, the applicant receives a notification through a mail.
10. The applicant has to get the certificate by visiting the office.
11. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15-30 days.

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Required Documents

• Duly filled Application form link

Office Locations & Contacts

United States Small Business Administration
Office of Government Contracting & Business Development
409 Third St., SW, Suite 8000
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: 202-205-6459
TTY/TRS: 711
Contact link
SBA district offices link

Note: The applicant can click their respective district to find nearby office to them.

United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202-208-3801
Fax: 970-256-4997
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Contact link
Bureau of Land Management district offices link

Note: The Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Office in Washington, D.C., the BLM operates 12 state offices that have jurisdiction across the nation. The applicant can choose their nearby district offices to submit the application form.

Eligibility

• Any individual or a business firm who intends to obtain small business certification required on all preferential sales of set-aside timber is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority request.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Agency forest
• Sale name
• Contract number

Need for the Document

• SBA Form 723, Small Business Certification Required on All Preferential Sales of Set-Aside Timber is a form signed by the Purchaser of timber to certify that the timber sales contract is in accordance with the Rules and Regulations (13 CFR 121) of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Information which might help

For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

By signing the SBA Form 723, the Purchaser guarantees that their business:

• Is primarily engaged in the wood industry or lumber industry (concerned with forestry, logging or timber trade);
• Is independently operated and owned;
• Is not dominant in its field of operation; and
• Employs 500 or fewer people.

External Links

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Others

The Purchaser also certifies that:

• They agree not to sell or exchange more than 30 percent (50 percent for Alaska) of the timber of log volume from the preferential sale to concerns not meeting SBA's small business size standard.
• They will maintain the records of transactions involving timber or logs from the preferential sale for a period of three years.
• As much of such timber and log volume from the preferential sale as is necessary will be sold to one or more small businesses if their concern is purchased by, controlled by, or merged with a large business.
• If they utilize log volume from the preferential sale in the manufacture of a product, it will be done with their own facilities or those of another small business.
• In addition to other penalties for violating the foregoing, they may be declared ineligible to participate in future Federal timber sales.