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# Office of Hearings and Appeals

The Office of Hearings and Appeals decides SBA program decision appeals, NAICS appeals, and CVE protests and appeals.

## What we do

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

OHA hears the following appeals: 
                - Size determinations, 
                - Contracting officer designations of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes on federal contracts, 
                - Eligibility determinations for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB),
                - Eligibility of Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), 
                - Eligibility of Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), and 
                - 8(a)BD eligibility determinations, suspensions and terminations.
                - PPP final SBA loan review decisions.

More information regarding OHA’s jurisdiction can be found at 13 C.F.R. 134.102. 

## Publication policy

It is OHA’s policy to publish final decisions, which include the names of the parties appearing before OHA. Read our full appeal publication policy.

## File an appeal with OHA

-  PPP appeals              Appeal a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) final SBA loan review decision.                  Appeal your PPP decision 
-  Size appeals              Appeal a formal size determination made by an SBA Government Contracting Area Office, or by an SBA Disaster Area Office.                   Appeal a size determination 
-  8(a) eligibility appeals              Appeal a determination of 8(a) program eligibility.                  Appeal your 8(a) eligibility 
-  NAICS appeals              Appeal a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code designation.                   Appeal your NAICS designation 
-  WOSB and EDWOSB appeals               Appeal a Women-Owned Small Business Concern (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) designation.                   Appeal your WOSB/EDWOSB designation 
-  VOSB/SDVOSB protest & appeals              Protest or appeal a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) determination.                  Appeal your VOSB/SDVOSB designation 

## Search OHA decisions

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## Information for SBA employees

SBA's Office of Hearing and Appeals also handles certain SBA employee grievances.
                - OHA’s rules of practice for employee disputes are available at  13 C.F.R. 134 .801-809. 
                - See SBA SOP 37 71 04 for SBA’s Grievance Appeals Process 

## Protective orders

OHA has regulatory authority to issue protective orders under 13 C.F.R. 134.205(e). A protective order allows counsel for an opposing private party (generally a protestor) to have access to the entire appeal file, except for income tax returns and privileged information, while protecting the subject firm’s confidential and proprietary information.

Learn more about protective orders.

## Contact us

U.S. Small Business AdministrationOffice of Hearings and Appeals409 3rd St. SW, Eighth floorWashington, DC 20416

Email: ohafilings@sba.gov