Veteran/Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (V/SDVOSB)

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Overview:
The Veterans Benefit Act of 2003 created a procurement program to enhance business opportunities for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (SDVOSB) to provide Federal contracting opportunities. The Act enables SDVOSB firms to participate in restricted competition and receive sole source contracts for goods and services used by the U.S. Government. The anticipated award of sole source contracts will not exceed $5.5M for manufacturing and $3M for other contract opportunities.

The term “service disabled” as defined by the Small Business Act (established by P.L.106-50 in 1999) means, with respect to disability or death, that such disability was incurred or aggravated, or that the death resulted from a disability incurred or aggravated, in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service. This definition applies to the new sole source and restricted competition program under P.L. 108-183 and the three percent (3%) goal program set by P.L. 106-50, and includes veterans with 0% and higher VA disability ratings.

Requirements:
To fulfill the statutory requirements relating to the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003, contracting officers may set-aside solicitations to allow only service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns to compete.
When making a determinations of veteran, service-disabled veteran, or service-disabled veteran with a permanent and sever disability status, the SBA will rely upon determinations made by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Department of Defense or such determinations identified by documents provided by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

A contracting officer may set aside for SDVOSB acquisitions exceeding the micro-purchase threshold. If the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that at least two SDVO small business concerns will submit offers and that the contract can be awarded at a fair market price. Sole source SDVOSB contracts may be awarded if only one SDVO small businesses can satisfy the requirement. The contracting officer must also determine that the qualified SDVO small business is responsible, and that the contract can be awarded at a fair price. The anticipated award amount will not exceed $5.5 million for manufacturing requirements or $3 million for all other requirements.