U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Mark Oliver, Director

OSDBU RESPONSIBILITIES Advise Department on Implementing Laws Concerning Small Business Program Afford Equitable Opportunity for Small Businesses to Provide Quality Goods and Services at the Best Value Enhance Ability of Small Businesses and Designated Socioeconomic Groups to Participate in DOI Contracting

Provide Policy Guidance, Education and Direction to the DOI Acquisition Community Establish Challenging Small Business Goals for the Bureaus Achieve Results OSDBU RESPONSIBILITIES

SDVOSB Legislative Background Public Law (1999) –Required Agencies to Establish 3% SDVOSB Goal Public Law (2003) –Established Set-Asides for SDVOSB S Executive Order (2004) –Support SDVOSB Contracting Opportunities –Mandated Federal Agency Strategic Plan

SDVOSB STRATEGIC PLAN Spearhead Innovative Initiatives in Support of Business Opportunities for SDVOSBs Educate Acquisition Work Force and SDVOSBs Conduct Outreach to Increase SDVOSB Base Increase Contracting Opportunities for SDVOSBs

Focus on Long-Term Business Development of SDVOSB Program Strategic Partnerships with Federal Agencies and Veteran Organizations Align Resources SDVOSB STRATEGIC PLAN

WHAT IS A SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN (SDV)? Served on Active Duty –Other Than Dishonorable Discharge Injury Incurred/Aggravated While on Active Duty Rating 0 – 100% Self-Certify –Must Have Disability Proof From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

WHAT IS A SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB)? Must Be A Small Business 51% Ownership and Control - One or More SDVs Management and Daily Operations Controlled by One or More SDVs Spouse/Caregiver if SDV is Permanently or Severely Disabled At Least 51% Stock (for Publicly Owned Business) Must be Owned by One or More SDVs Penalties for Misrepresentation

SDVOSB STAKEHOLDERS DOI Leadership Acquisition Workforce Federal Agencies SDVOSBs Nation’s Economy

SDVOSB PROCUREMENTS Set-Aside “Rule of Two” No Upward $ Limit Can’t Consider if FSS, UNICOR, JWOD or 8(a) Sole Source Up to $3M (Non Manufacturing) Up to $5M (Manufacturing) Can’t consider if FSS, UNICOR, JWOD or 8(a)

LIMITATIONS OF SUBCONTRACTING General Construction 15% of Cost of Contract on Own Employees or Employees of Other SDVOSBS Supplies 50% of Manufacturing Cost (Excluding Materials) on Own Employees or Employees of Other SDVOSBS Services 50% of Personnel Costs on Own Employees or Other SDVOSB Employees Special Trade Construction 25% of Cost of Contract (Excluding Materials) with Own Employees or Employees of Other SDVOSB

JOINT VENTURES (JV) 13 Code of Federal Regulations (b) SDVOSB May Enter into J/V with One or More Small Businesses Each Concern Must be Small for Applicable Size Standard Relative to NAICS Assigned to Procurement J/V Must Perform Applicable Percentage of Work SBA Does Not Approve J/V Agreements

PROTESTS Competitive Set-Asides Any Interested Party May Protest SDVOSB Status Sole Source Procurements SBA or Contracting Officer May Protest SDVOSB Status

SIMILIARITIES TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONES (HUBZone) SDVOSB (FAR 19.14) MAY set aside if Contracting Officer Expects: 2 or More Offers at Fair Market Price No Price Evaluation Preference HUBZone (FAR 19.13) MUST set aside if Contracting Expects: 2 or More Offers at Fair Market Price Price Evaluation Preference

13 Code of Federal Regulations (13 CFR (b)) Less Than 500 Employees Primarily Engaged in Retail/Wholesale NON-MANUFACTURER’S RULE FOR SDVOSBs

Normally Sells Type of Product Being Supplied End Item Must Be Provided by Small Business; or Obtain Waiver to Non-Manufacturer’s Rule NON-MANUFACTURER’S RULE FOR SDVOSB

CHALLENGES Consolidation/Bundling General Services Administration Schedules Insufficient Staffing in BUDS Offices Inconsistent BUDS Reviews Weak Enforcement of Subcontracting Plans

DOI FY 06 BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

DOI SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS

DOI SDVOSB AWARDS

DOI SDVOSB TRENDS

DOI – TOP 10 NAICS FOR FY 06 CodeNAICS DescriptionDollars Commercial & Inst. Bldg. Construction$241M Admin. Mgmt. & Gen. Mgmt. Consulting$218M Engineering Services$182M R&D / Physical, Eng. and Life Sciences$181M Other Computer Related Services$166M Computer Systems Design Services$129M Custom Computer Programming Services$128M Other Heavy & Civil Eng. Construction$116M Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services$110M Computer and Software Stores$56M

DOI – TOP 10 NAICS FOR FY 06 FOR SDVOSB CodeNAICS DescriptionDollars Admin. Mgmt. & Gen. Mgmt. Consulting$6.9M Custom Computer Programming Services$5.1M Computer Systems Design Services$4.6M Other Heavy & Civil Eng. Construction$2.1M All Other Misc. Schools and Institutions$1.7M Roofing Contractors$1.3M Electronic Computer Manufacturing$1.1M Industrial Bldg. Construction$0.6M Other Apparel Accessories / Manufacturing$0.5M Commercial & Institutional Bldg. Construction$0.5M

SUMMARY FAR Can Be Set-Aside More than $2,500 Self Certification Veterans Administration Determines Disability Competitive and Sole Source Procurements $3M (Non-Manufacturing) and $5M (Manufacturing) No Term Limits – Need Not Reapply

Department of Veterans’ Affairs – Center for Veterans’ Enterprise – The Veterans’ Corporation – FedBizOpps – Public Laws –thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html WEBSITES

Code of Federal Regulations – Small Business Administrations – Federal Acquisition Regulations – Centralized Contractor Registration – DOD Procurement Technical Assistance – WEBSITES

U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Point of Contact: Barbara Gaines 1849 C Street, NW – MS:2252 Washington, DC Phone: Fax: Thank You!!!