The Verification Counseling Program process was developed to provide training and assistance to Verification Assistance Partners, who in turn provide Verification counseling to applicants.

The Verification Counseling Program will provide the following services:

• One-on-one Verification assistance to the applicant in helping to understand regulation 38 CFR 74
• Review of company business model
• Provide insight to applicant regarding the interpretation of regulation
• Help and assist Veteran with questions on how to use the Self Assessment Tool

Verification Assistance Program Participants:

• Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) — Congress created the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) to help businesses seeking to compete successfully in federal, state and local Government contracting.  Funded through cooperative agreements between DoD and state/local entities, PTACs provide a range of expert services at little or no charge.  No Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) membership is required.  To engage a PTAC Counselor in your area to assist you with the Verification process, visit the APTAC site and select your state to get the help you need.  If you are interested in requesting help from a Verification Counselor in your state, and there is no one on the PTAC Verification Counselor’s list for your state, please call Mr. Bob Warren at (713) 752-8470.  You may also access a list of PTAC Verification Counselors trained by VA OSDBU.
  
  
• National Veteran Small Business Coalition (NVSBC) — NVSBC provide Verification assistance in the following areas.  NVSBC requires payment up front for all stages of reviews and assistance.  The Verification process, criteria, and standards continue to evolve.  NVSBC personnel have a current and detailed understanding of underlying statutes, regulations and guidance as implemented by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) examiners and evaluators.  NVSBC cannot guarantee approval; however, with extensive training, knowledge, and communications with CVE, NVSBC can greatly enhance the opportunity for a successful conclusion.  NVSBC is committed to your success and will work quickly and diligently with you to obtain your Verification through any and all of the CVE Verification stages.   If you would like to contact NVSBC for help with the Verification process, or have any questions about the assistance they can provide, please contact Mr. Scott Denniston at (703) 282-4140.
  
  
• Vet-Force — The Veterans Entrepreneurship Task Force (VET-Force), organized in 1998 to advocate for the development and passage of Public Law 106-50, the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999, wherein Congress realized that the United States must provide additional assistance to Veterans, particularly Service-Disabled Veterans, with forming and expanding their own small businesses; and thereby enabling them to “realize the American dream that they fought so hard to protect.”  Vets-Force provides Verification assistance free of charge.  If you are interested in requesting help from a Verification Counselor in your area, please call Mr. Bob Hesser at (703) 318-8819.
  
  
• VETS Group — VETS Group offers training in Federal Procurement, Verification counseling, small business development, education in financial literacy, credit repair and identity theft; and is now in the process of implementing an initiative to identify more procurement opportunities for Veterans in the private-sector.  Partnerships are being formed with large corporate enterprises to offer Veteran employment opportunities, business education, mentoring, technical assistance, growth capital, and access to international markets.  VETS Group provides Verification assistance free of charge.  If you are interested requesting help from a Verification Counselor in your area, please call Mr. Joe Wynn at (202) 822-0011.