§  101.1319   Competitive bidding provisions.

   For the purpose of establishing eligibility requirements and bidding
   credits for competitive bidding for MAS licenses, pursuant to § 1.2110
   of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

   (a) Eligibility for small business provisions. (1) A small business is
   an entity that, together with its affiliates and persons or entities
   that hold interests in such entity and their affiliates, has average
   gross revenues for the preceding three years not to exceed $15 million,
   as determined pursuant to § 1.2110 of this chapter.

   (2) A very small business is an entity that, together with its
   affiliates and persons or entities that hold interests in such entity
   and their affiliates, has average gross revenues for the preceding
   three years not to exceed $3 million, as determined pursuant to
   § 1.2110 of this chapter.

   (b) Bidding credits. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small
   business, as defined in this section, or a consortium of small
   businesses, may use the bidding credit specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(ii)
   of this chapter. A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small
   business, as defined in this section, or a consortium of very small
   businesses, may use the bidding credit specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(i)
   of this chapter.

   [ 65 FR 17450 , Apr. 3, 2000, as amended at  67 FR 46380 , July 9, 2002]