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# What are Federal Certifications?

## These are programs that qualify you for set aside contracts based on your socio-economic status.

At Select GCR we offer our services for obtaining Federal Certifications. The process can be time consuming for clients to complete on their own but it is 100% accessible to the public. Most applications completed by owners come back rejected on the first submission. Our processing team has over 98% approval rating on first submissions. Its easier and faster to utilize Select GCR for your certifications.

These are the Federal Certifications we process.

- [Women Owned Small Business (WOSB)](https://knowledge.base.selectgcr.com/knowledge/what-is-wosb-certification?hsLang=en)
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- [Minority Owned Small Business (8a)](https://knowledge.base.selectgcr.com/knowledge/what-is-an-8a-certification?hsLang=en)
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