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Pertinent Public Laws

Public Law 109-461, Section 502; December 2006; Department Of Veterans Affairs Goals for Participation by Small Businesses Owned and Controlled By Veterans in Procurement Contracts.
Public Law 108-183, Title III; December 2003; Section 301; Expansion of Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for certain self-employment training; see also Section 308; Procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
Public Law 106-554, Section 803; December 2000; Subcontracting Preference for Veterans; also Section 808; National Veterans Business Development Corporation Correction.
Public Law 106-50; August 1999; the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999
Public Law 105-135, Title VII; December 1997; Service Disabled Veterans
Public Law 93-237, January 1974

VA Acquisition Regulation Proposed Rule

Verification Guidelines
Executive Order 13360
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Code of Federal Regulations

Government Accountability Office Reports

GAO-07-1255T 'Small Business Contracting, Observations from Reviews of Contracting and Advocacy Activities of Federal Agencies'
GAO-03-434 ‘Small Business: The National Veterans Business Development Corporation’s Progress in Providing Small Business Assistance to Veterans’
GAO-04-893 ‘Small Business: The National Veterans Business Development Corporation Faces Challenges in Planning for and Achieving Financial Self-Sufficiency’
GAO-04-381 ‘Contract Management: DOD Needs Measures for Small Business Subcontracting Program and Better Data on Foreign Subcontracts’
GAO/GGD-00-158 ‘Department of Veterans Affairs: Credit Costs and Risks of Proposed VA Small Business Loan Guarantee Program’
GAO-08-160 ‘Federal Acquisition: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel Recommendations’

SBA Office of Advocacy Research Reports

Protest Decisions

Singleton Enterprises – GMT Mechanical, A Joint Venture 1/10/2008

Policy Letters

USAF - Winning the Fight for Wounded Veterans (1/5/09)
VA - (1) IL 049-07-08 (June 19, 2007), Subj: Veterans First Contracting Program
GSA - GSA Acquisition Letter V-05-12 (73KB PDF)
GSA - VETS-IT GWAC letter
Army - SEC Army Contracting with SDVOSBs memo

Acquisition Vehicles

GSA VETS-IT GWAC

Model Code of Expectations

Links

January 27, 2009

The Vendor Information Pages Database is the only Federally controlled database in which a legal verification process is used to determine service disabled or veteran status of a small business. All companies participating in the Veterans First program under PL 109-461 are required to submit evidence of ownership / control and veteran status before being awarded a VA contract under the set-aside authority.

Reviewed/Updated Date: January 3, 2008