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* BUY Distribution Warehouse (817 Woods Road, Cambridge, MD): 83,764 square feet.

* RENT Flex Space (2804 Gypsy Hill Road, Cambridge, MD): 13,792 square feet.

* BUY Distribution Warehouse: 150,000 square feet.

* RENT Warehouse (822 Chesapeake Drive, Cambridge, MD):  15,780 square feet.
 
* RENT Manufacturing Plant (5455 Moose Lodge Road):  60,000 square feet.
 

New Retail Shopping Center for Rent

* RENT Shopping Center (602 Sunburst Highway):  4 space avaialable. 1,100 - 30,000 square feet
 
* BUY Distribution Warehouse (807 Woods Road, Cambridge, MD): 157,000 square feet

* RENT Warehouse (828 Fieldcrest Drive, Cambridge, MD): 30,240 square feet

HUBZone

Dorchester County has HUB Zone status.  This Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Empowerment Contracting Program is designed to stimulate economic development and create jobs in urban and rural communities by providing federal contracting preferences to small businesses. These businesses obtain HUBZone certification in part by employing staff or workers from a geographical area known as a HUBZone such as Dorchester County. HUBZone certified businesses realize many benefits.

Eligibility

 

A small business must meet all of the following criteria to qualify for the HUBZone program:

  • it must be located in a "historically underutilized business zone" or HUBZone.
  • it must be owned and controlled by one or more US Citizens, and
  • at least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone.

 

Types of  HUBZone Contracts

A competitive HUBZone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that at least two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the contract can be awarded at a fair market price.

A sole source HUBZone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that two or more qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers, determines that the qualified HUBZone small business is responsible, and determines that the contract can be awarded at a fair price. The government estimate cannot exceed $5 million for manufacturing requirements or $3 million for all other requirements.

 

A full and open competition contract can be awarded with a price evaluation preference. The offer of the HUBZone small business will be considered lower than the offer of a non-HUBZone/non-small business-providing that the offer of the HUBZone small business is not more than 10 percent higher.

 

The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program is administered by a staff in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with field staff located in SBA District Offices around the country. A full listing of those local District Office staff members [HUBZone liaisons] is available on  the HUBZone web page under Contracting Assistance.

 

Source: http://www.sba.gov/hubzone