Guides to construction size standards

Original explanations of the rules behind the figures: how receipts and employees are counted, why affiliation is not computed, and how to read the table.

• How SBA averages annual receipts (13 CFR 121.104)
  How 13 CFR 121.104 defines receipts and averages five fiscal years, with a worked example and the exclusions the rule lists.
• How SBA counts employees (13 CFR 121.106)
  How 13 CFR 121.106 counts employees, averages pay periods over 24 months, and why the rule does not change the construction receipts standards.
• Why affiliation can change the answer (13 CFR 121.103)
  What 13 CFR 121.103 says about control and affiliation, why the FGExperts calculator does not compute it, and questions to take to counsel.
• Reading the construction size-standards table
  How to read the NAICS 236, 237 and 238 rows of the SBA size-standard table in 13 CFR 121.201, including units, subsectors and what the table does not show.
• Exception rows and footnotes in the construction table
  The two exception rows in the construction size-standard table, the footnotes printed with them, and the source wording that FGExperts reproduces as printed.
• Checking how current the table is
  How to read the eCFR up-to-date and amendment dates, how the FGExperts refresh works, and what to record before you certify a size figure.