- Small Business Programs
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- Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
- Indian Incentive Program (Includes Alaskans and Hawaiians)
- Small Business Programs
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- Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs
- Women-Owned Small Business Program
Veteran-Owned & Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs
The Air Force Office of Small Business Programs recognizes that U.S. military veterans have provided invaluable service to the nation in times of peace and war. We recognize that the Air Force can lead the fight for our veterans by recognizing the wealth of knowledge, innovation and agility they offer as they leave active service and open their businesses. They have the “hands-on” experience in every field activity in the Air Force, so it’s important that we capture their capabilities in our Air Force acquisitions. Also, they are likely to hire, mentor and train other war veterans as they transition to private life. In recognition of this fact, contracting and procurement assistance is provided to small business concerns owned by veterans and service-disabled veterans.
- Federal regulations require those businesses that are other than small submit subcontracting plans to include goals for awards to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns.
- The federal Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 created the SDVOSB Program.
- Executive Order 13360 was issued to ensure SDVOSBs receive at least 3 percent of all Federal acquisitions.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify as a VOSB, a business must:
- Be classified as small business concern (by the Small Business Administration standards)
- Be 51 percent owned by one or more veterans
- Have management and daily business operations controlled by one or more veterans or service-disabled veterans (or the spouse/permanent caregiver of a permanently and severely disabled veteran)
To qualify as a SDVOSB, a business must:
- Be classified as small business concern (by the Small Business Administration standards)
- Be 51 percent owned by one or more service-disabled veterans
- Have management and daily business operations controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans (or the spouse/permanent caregiver of a permanently and severely disabled veteran)
The terms veteran and service-disabled veteran are defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 2.101.
References
Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 19.14
Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Veterans Enterprise
Small Business Administration, Office of Veterans Business Development
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