Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Certification

SDVOSB Certification

2011 SDVOSB Statistics

Federal Spending 2011	Number of Firms 2011	Federal Revenue per Firm
$32.4 Billion	8,751	$3,702,434

About Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBC)

In 2010 the federal government spent $8.7 Billion dollars with SDVOSBC Certified firms. This program was initially established with the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 establishing an annual federal spending goal of 3% for veteran owned businesses. An additional modification took place in 2003 with the Veterans Benefits Act which established a procurement program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBC). This procurement program provides that government contracting officers may restrict competition to SDVOSBC Certified firms and award a sole source or set-aside contract.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBC) Eligibility

In order to qualify for the SDVOSBC Certification, you and your business must meet the following criteria:

The Service Disabled Veteran (SDV) must have a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense. The Veteran will have been discharged with DD form 214 or having a letter of adjudication from the Veterans Administration.
The SDVOSBC must be classified as a small business under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement
The Service Disabled Veteran must unconditionally own 51% of the business applying for the SDVOSBC Certification.
The SDV must control the management and daily operations of the business seeking the SDVOSBC Certification.

Control by one or more service-disabled veterans means that both the long-term decision making and the day-to-day management and administration of the business operations must be conducted by one or more service-disabled veterans.
The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

The Service Disable Veteran (SDV) must hold the highest position in the business seeking the SDVOSBC Certification.

Set Aside Requirements and Exemptions for SDVOSBC

A Contracting Officer (CO) may set-aside requirements if:

1. The contract is not exempted from SDV contracting.
2. There is a reasonable expectation that at least two responsible SDVOSBC’s will submit offers on the contract.
3. The anticipated award price of the contract will not exceed:

$5.0M for manufacturing requirements
$3.0M for all other requirements

Limitation for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC)

The following are the limitations that a SDVOSBC Prime or Sub-contractor can subcontract for:

Services Contracts (Except Construction):

50% of the contract performance incurred for SDVOSBC personnel

Supply Contract:

50% of the cost of manufacturing the supplies

General Construction:

15% of the contract performance incurred for SDVOSBC personnel

Construction by Special Trade:

25% of the contract performance incurred for SDVOSBC personnel

SDVOSBC Certification Service

ez8a takes the headaches out of the SDVOSBC certification process. We do the pre-application setup CCR Registration, DUNS Registration and then we complete the SDVOSBC Certification and submit all required documentation to the SBA document repository.

Fee $1,800.00