U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

• Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Veteran
  Business Owners

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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)

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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/GC
• www.vetbiz.gov
• Each respective Agencys website
• SBA has reviewed all of the plans
• SBA will meet with each designated official
• Agencies must report annually to SBA

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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 Control
• Unconditionally 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

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CONTRACT MECHANISMS

• Set-Aside Exemptions
• Competitive Set-asides
• Considerations
• Sole Source
• Simplified Acquisitions

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TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS

• JOINT 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 SBCs 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.

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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 personnel
• Supplies 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

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ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

• NON-MANUFACTURERS (13 CFR 121.406(b))
• SDVO SBC cannot exceed 500 employees
• End item must be provided by a SB

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PROTEST PROCEDURES

• WHAT CAN BE PROTESTED?
• WHO MAY PROTEST?
• WHEN ARE PROTESTS SUBMITTED?
• WHERE ARE PROTESTS SUBMITTED?
• HOW ARE PROTEST SUBMITTED?

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PROTEST DETERMINATION APPEALS

• Interested parties may submit an Appeal to the
  protest determination
• Appeals are submitted to SBAs Office of Hearings
  and Appeals
• Due 10 days after receipt of protest
  determination
• Appeals are filed in accordance with 13 CFR
  134.501

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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 contractors 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

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List of Resources

• Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
  Program www.sba.gov/GC
• Online Training Courses www.sba.gov/training/cours
  es.html
• Certification Programs www.sba.gov/gcbd
• Procurement Academy www.sba.gov/gcbd/accessing_con
  tracts
• Lending Programs www.sba.gov/VETS/lending
• Surety Bonding www.sba.gov/osg
• Veterans Business Development (www.sba.gov/VETS)
• Subcontracting Opportunities - SUB-Net
  (web.sba.gov/subnet)
• Business Partner Network www.bpn.gov
• Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
• Online Representations and Certifications
  Application (ORCA)
• Dept of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans
  Enterprise www.vetbiz.gov

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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.businessmatchm
  aking.com)
• Public Laws (thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html)
• Code of Federal Regulations (www.gpoaccess.gov/ec
  fr/)
• Federal Regulations (www.archives.gov)
• Federal Acquisition Regulation
  (www.arnet.gov/far)

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ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR

• TERESA L.G. LEWIS
• 409 Third Street, SW
• 8th Floor
• Washington DC 20416
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail SDVMail_at_sba.gov
• Web Page www.sba.gov/GC