California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 2 - Financial Operations
Chapter 3 - Department of General Services
Subchapter 8 - Office of Small Business Procurement and Contracts
Article 3 - Small Business Eligibility, Certification Process and Responsibilities
Section 1896.13 - Eligibility for Certification as a Small Business for the Purpose of Public Works

(a) To be eligible for certification as a small business for the purpose of public works, a business shall meet all of the qualifying criteria in subdivisions (a)(1)-(4) of section 1896.12, and in addition, shall be a business that, together with all affiliates, has two hundred (200) or fewer employees, and average annual gross receipts of thirty-six million dollars ($36,000,000) or less over the previous three (3) tax years, as biennially adjusted in accordance with Government Code section 14837, subdivision (d)(3) (If the business or its affiliate(s) has been in existence for less than three (3) tax years, then the GAR will be based upon the number of years in existence). Subdivisions (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (i) of section 1896.12 may apply to certification eligibility as a Small Business for the purpose of public works.