1. Veterans Federal Procurement Opportunities
Element 28

2. References Executive Order 13360
Veteran Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999
Veterans Benefits Act of Dec 2003

3. Objectives
Describe the purpose of Veterans Federal Procurement Opportunities
Describe the Rule of Two
Describe EO Requirements
Describe different Gov’t contracts
Review the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Program
Resources
Q & A

4. JAX/Norfolk
Purpose
To inform you that veteran-owned small businesses enjoy an advantage when competing for federal government contracts

5. Congress’ “Rule of Two”
Competition for federal contracts should be limited to veteran-owned small businesses when the contracting officer concludes that:
At least two such businesses will bid on the contract
The award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States.

6. Executive Order 13360
Requires Federal procurement officials & prime contractors to provide
Small businesses owned & controlled by Veterans or Service- disabled Veterans
Maximum opportunity to participate
Bidding of federal contracts and subcontracts

7. Government Contracts May be awarded as Before award of a contract
sole-source award
set-aside award
based on competition restricted to these firms
Before award of a contract
must be registered in the System for Award Management at

8. #GOALS
Statutory Goals set by Federal Executive agencies for total value of a contract include
23% of prime contracts for Small Business (SB)
5% of Prime/Subcontracts for women-owned SB
5% of Prime/Subcontracts for Disadvantaged SB
3% of Prime/Subcontracts for HUBZone SB
3% of Prime/Subcontracts for Service-Disabled veteran- owned SB

9. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
Veteran Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999
Annual Government-wide goal of not less than 3% of the total value of all prime/sub-prime contracts
Veterans Benefits Act of Dec 2003
Establishes a procurement program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business concerns (SDVOSBC)
Provides procurement agencies with the authority to set aside acquisitions for SDVOSBC
Sole source awards in special cases

10. Eligibility for SDVOSBC Program
The business must be small according to SBA Standards
The Veteran must own 51% of the business
Have a service-connected disability determined by the DVA or DoD
The Veteran must control the management and daily operations
The Veteran must hold the highest officer position in the business

11. Certify your Military Service and Disability
To be considered a Veteran
DD214
Certificate of release
Validate your Disability
Letter from VA
Discharge Paperwork from Branch of Service stating you are disabled
Percentage of Disability (0-100%)….
Self-Certifying Process
No verification process is required!!!
A Contracting Officers could review contracts for fraud

12. Set Aside Contracts A Contracting Officer may award if
SDVO is approved to bid on contract
Two SDVO will bid against each other
Priority to SBA 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSBC before setting money aside for any other SB
Award made at a fair market price
Cannot Set-Aside if
Prison Industries Inc, or Javits-Wagner O’Day Act
Current 8(a) Participant (getting money soon)
SBA has accepted the requirement for performance under 8(a)
8(a) SBA’s Business Development Program
HUBZone is a United States Small Business Administration (SBA) program for small companies that operate and employ people in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones). The HUBZone program was created in response to the HUBZone Empowerment Act created by the US Congress in 1998.[1] Based on the Act, small businesses will be designated as HUBZone certified if they have the following criteria:

13. Sole Source Contracts A Contracting Officer may award if
SDVO is allowed to bid contract but cannot use set-aside contract
No expectation of two bidding SDVO’s
The anticipated award price will not exceed $5 million for manufacturing requirements
Or $3 million for all other requirements
Award can be made at fair market value

14. Resources • https://www.va.gov/osdbu/
• To find the competitive procurement announcements visit:
• SBA district offices:
• Subcontracting Opportunities Directory: •

15. Questions?