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| license: other
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| license_name: tensorust-sample-license
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| license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/8a-graduation-cliff/
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| pretty_name: "8(a) Graduation Cliff (free sample)"
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| language:
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| - en
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| tags:
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| - tensorust
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| - sample
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| - federal-contractors
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| - government-data
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| - finance
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| size_categories:
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| - n<1K
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| configs:
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| - config_name: sample
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| data_files:
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| - split: train
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| path: sample.csv
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| - config_name: summary
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| data_files:
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| - split: train
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| path: summary_by_state.csv
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| ---
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| # 8(a) Graduation Cliff: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
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| Every 8(a) firm leaving the program in the next 18 months, with the 8(a) contract dollars behind it.
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| **Headline:** 673 SBA 8(a) firms hit the end of their nine-year term between Nov 6 2026 and May 6 2028, and 294 of them hold 8(a) set-aside awards still in performance worth $3.38B; once they graduate they cannot win new 8(a) work.
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| This repository is a **free teaser**, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has **673 rows** and is sold by Tensorust LLC: **[https://tensorust.com/datasets/8a-graduation-cliff/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/8a-graduation-cliff/)**.
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| ## Files here
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| | file | what it is |
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| | `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
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| | `summary_by_state.csv` | row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
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| ## Summary by state (largest groups)
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| | State | rows | Live 8(a) awards (USD) |
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| | Virginia | 117 | 803,146,233 |
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| | Alaska | 65 | 725,192,811 |
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| | Maryland | 64 | 323,833,190 |
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| | Florida | 49 | 97,445,826 |
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| | Texas | 40 | 266,982,125 |
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| | California | 37 | 134,077,355 |
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| | Alabama | 25 | 58,684,221 |
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| | District of Columbia | 21 | 77,760,758 |
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| | Georgia | 17 | 22,923,613 |
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| | Oklahoma | 14 | 85,145,692 |
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| | Pennsylvania | 14 | 36,704,536 |
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| | Ohio | 14 | 6,880,861 |
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| | TOTAL | 673 | 3,375,878,684 |
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| Full table: `summary_by_state.csv`.
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| ## What the full file has
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| - 673 rows
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| - Key fields: uei, cage_code, legal_business_name, dba_name, city, state, zip, county, year_established, naics_primary
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| - Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
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| - Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
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| Coverage: All 673 publicly listed active 8(a) and 8(a) JV firms with an exit date Nov 6 2026 to May 6 2028, out of 3,650 active firms in the registry; 8(a) contract awards FY2008 to Nov 6 2026. SBA registry and USAspending pulled Nov 6 2026
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| ### Columns in the full file
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| | column | meaning |
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| | `uei` | SAM UEI |
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| | `cage_code` | CAGE code |
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| | `legal_business_name` | Legal business name in the SBA registry |
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| | `dba_name` | Doing-business-as name |
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| | `city` | Firm city |
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| | `state` | Firm state |
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| | `zip` | 5-digit ZIP |
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| | `county` | County |
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| | `year_established` | Year established |
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| | `naics_primary` | Primary NAICS |
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| | `cert_type` | 8(a) or 8(a) JV |
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| | `entrance_date` | 8(a) program entrance date |
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| | `exit_date` | 8(a) program exit date posted by SBA |
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| | `days_to_exit` | Days from Nov 6 2026 to exit |
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| | `exit_quarter` | Calendar quarter of exit |
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| | `ownership_type` | ANC, Tribal, NHO or Individual-owned |
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| | `also_hubzone` | Holds an active HUBZone certification |
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| | `also_wosb_or_edwosb` | Holds an active WOSB or EDWOSB certification |
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| | `also_sdvosb` | Holds an active SDVOSB certification |
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| | `n_8a_awards` | 8(a) set-aside contract awards (8A, 8AN) since FY2008 |
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| | `total_8a_award_usd` | Award amount of those awards, USD |
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| | `n_8a_awards_since_fy24` | Awards starting Oct 1 2023 or later |
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| | `8a_award_usd_since_fy24` | Award amount of those, USD |
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| | `n_live_8a_awards` | Awards with period of performance ending on or after Nov 6 2026 |
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| | `live_8a_award_usd` | Award amount of live awards, USD |
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| | `n_awards_running_past_exit` | Awards ending after the firm's exit date |
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| | `award_usd_running_past_exit` | Award amount of those, USD |
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| | `latest_8a_award_end` | Latest end date across the firm's 8(a) awards |
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| | `top_8a_agency` | Awarding sub-agency with the most 8(a) awards to the firm |
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| | `largest_8a_award_id` | PIID of the largest 8(a) award |
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| | `largest_8a_award_usd` | Its award amount, USD |
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| | `largest_8a_award_end` | Its end date |
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| ## Get the full file
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| | tier | price | includes |
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| | Single firm or agency slice | $750 | One graduating firm's full 8(a) award list with end dates and agencies, or every graduating firm whose top agency is one you name. CSV and Excel. |
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| | Full cliff list | $3,500 | All 673 graduating firms with 8(a) dollars, live awards, awards running past exit, ownership type and other certs, plus the award-level file behind every number and the by-quarter rollup. |
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| | Yearly license with quarterly refresh | $9,000 a year | The cliff list rebuilt every quarter from the SBA registry and USAspending as new exit dates roll into the 18-month window, with new awards and early exits flagged. Internal use for capture, BD and M&A teams. |
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| Email **mattbusel@tensorust.com** with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/8a-graduation-cliff/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/8a-graduation-cliff/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
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| ## Method and limits
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| Every active 8(a) or 8(a) JV certification in the SBA Small Business Search export with an exit date from Nov 6 2026 to May 6 2028; each UEI's 8A and 8AN contract awards (types A to D, FY2008 on) pulled from the USAspending award search, exact UEI matches only, summed per firm. Contact names, emails and phones dropped.
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| Not remaining contract value (award amount is obligated to date), not IDIQ or GWAC ceilings, not firms SBA hides from public search or graduations not yet posted, not a forecast that any contract will be recompeted as 8(a), and not contact data.
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| ## Sources
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| - SBA Small Business Search certification registry, https://search.certification.sba.gov/
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| - USAspending award search API, https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/
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| - 13 CFR 124.2, nine-year 8(a) program term
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| ## License
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| The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/8a-graduation-cliff/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
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| Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com
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