U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Veteran Business

Owners

PROGRAM HISTORY

Public Law 106-50 - The Veteran's Entrepreneurship and Development Act of 1999

Public Law 108-183 – The Veterans Benefits Act of 2003

• SBA Interim Final Regulations – 69 FR 25262 (May 5, 2004)

• Executive Order 13360 – October 26, 2004

• SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals Interim Final Regulations – 70 FR 8923 (February 24, 2005)

• SBA Final Regulations – 70 FR 14523 (March 23, 2005)

Executive Order 13360

SBA is the coordinating entity for veteran contracting advocacy for the Federal Government

Agencies strategic plans are available on-line

www.sba.gov/GCwww.vetbiz.govEach respective Agency’s website

SBA has reviewed all of the plans

SBA will meet with each designated official

Agencies must report annually to SBA

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Adjudication by VA and DOD SDVs must maintain a copy of their disability

determination from DOD or VA SDVO SBC must be small In accordance with North American Industry

Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to contract (13 CFR 121.201) (see www.sba.gov/size)

51% Ownership & ControlUnconditionally and directly owned by SDV

(13 CFR 125.9)Management and daily business operations

controlled by SDV (13 CFR 125.10) Highest Position Held in SDVO SBC

CEO or President

CONTRACT MECHANISMS

Set-Aside Exemptions

Competitive Set-asides Considerations

Sole Source

Simplified Acquisitions

TEAMING ARRANGEMENTSJOINT VENTURES (13 CFR 125.15(b))

An SDVO SBC may joint venture with one or more other small business concern

The SDV must manage the venture and an SDVO SBC employee must be the project manager

Size Requirements:

Employee-Based NAICS If the procurement exceeds $10mil, each SBC must be small for the NAICS

assigned to the contract. If the procurement is below $10mil (or bundled), the combined number of

employees of the SBCs entering into the joint venture must be small for the NAICS assigned to the contract.

Revenue-Based NAICS If a procurement exceeds half the size standard corresponding to the NAICS

code assigned to the contract, each SDVO SBC’s must be small for the NAICS assigned to the contract.

If the procurement does not exceed half the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the contract (or bundled), the combined annual receipts of all the SBCs entering into the joint venture must be small for the NAICS assigned to the contract.

TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS

SUBCONTRACTING

An SDVO SBC contractor can subcontract part of an SDVO SB contract, provided that the concern meets the Limitations on Subcontracting (13 CFR 125.6(b))

Services – 50% spent on SDVO SBC personnelSupplies or Products – 50% performed by SDVO SBC General Construction – 15% spent on SDVO SBC

personnel Special Trade Construction – 25% spent on SDVO SBC

personnel

JV must also meet Limitation on Subcontracting requirements

ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

• NON-MANUFACTURERS (13 CFR 121.406(b))

• SDVO SBC cannot exceed 500 employees

• End item must be provided by a SB

PROTEST PROCEDURES

WHAT CAN BE PROTESTED?

WHO MAY PROTEST?

WHEN ARE PROTESTS SUBMITTED?

WHERE ARE PROTESTS SUBMITTED?

HOW ARE PROTEST SUBMITTED?

PROTEST DETERMINATION APPEALS

Interested parties may submit an Appeal to the protest determination

Appeals are submitted to SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals

Due 10 days after receipt of protest determination

Appeals are filed in accordance with 13 CFR 134.501

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Understand that this is not an “entitlement” program; you must market your company

Register in Central Contractor Registration Register in Dept of Veterans Affairs VIP Database Complete Online Representations and Certifications Application

(ORCA) Review FedBizOpps on a regular basis Review SUB-Net on regular basis Meet with Program Managers and Contracting Officers Register in Agencies and prime contractor’s SDV marketing

database Seek certifications, e.g., 8(a), HZ, SDB, DOT MBE Seek assistance from SBA Veteran Business Development Officers Seek assistance from Small Business Development Centers Seek assistance from DOD Procurement Technical Development

Centers Seek assistance from SBA Procurement Center

Representatives/Commercial Marketing Representatives Attend outreach sessions

List of Resources

Small Business Administration www.sba.govService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program www.sba.gov/GCOnline Training Courses www.sba.gov/training/courses.htmlCertification Programs www.sba.gov/gcbdProcurement Academy www.sba.gov/gcbd/accessing_contractsLending Programs www.sba.gov/VETS/lendingSurety Bonding www.sba.gov/osgVeterans Business Development (www.sba.gov/VETS)Subcontracting Opportunities - SUB-Net (web.sba.gov/subnet)

Business Partner Network www.bpn.govCentral Contractor Registration (CCR)Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)

Dept of Veterans Affairs – Center for Veterans Enterprise www.vetbiz.gov

List of Resources

Federal Business Opportunities (www.FedBizOpps.gov) Federal Small Business Directors (www.osdbu.gov) Veteran Business Development Officers

(www.sba.gov/VETS/reps.html) Small Business Development Centers (www.sba.gov/sbdc) Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (www.score.org) DOD Procurement Technical Development Centers

(www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm) Procurement Center Representatives (www.sba.gov/GC/pcr.html) Commercial Marketing Representatives

(www.sba.gov/GC/indexcontacts-cmrs.html) Business Matchmaking Sessions (www.businessmatchmaking.com) Public Laws (thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html) Code of Federal Regulations (www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/) Federal Regulations (www.archives.gov) Federal Acquisition Regulation (www.arnet.gov/far)

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR TERESA L.G. LEWIS

409 Third Street, SW 8th Floor Washington DC 20416

Phone: (202) 205-7330 Fax: (202) 205-6390 E-mail: SDVMail@sba.govWeb Page: www.sba.gov/GC