A protester's challenge to its decertification as a Historically Underutlilized Business Zone small business concern was rejected by the Court of Federal Claims because the 35% employee residency threshold is a requirement for obtaining new or additional HUBZone contracts, and the protester did not meet the requirement when it bid for and was awarded an additional contract. Even though its actual employee HUBZone residency had fallen below 35% when it bid on and was awarded the additional contract, the protester argued it remained a qualified HUBZone SBC because it had met the residency requirement for initial certification under SBA 126.200 (b)(4) and continued to meet the alternative, "safe harbor" requirement of "attempt[ing] to maintain" the 35% threshold while performing an existing HUBZone contract.
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