Providing Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses To Increase Their Federal Contracting and Subcontracting
Headline: Orders Agencies to Expand Contracting Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses
What it does: Agencies must develop and publish strategies, designate senior officials, and take steps to increase contracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran businesses.
- Creates contract set-asides reserved for service-disabled veteran businesses.
- Requires agencies to publish strategies, designate senior officials, and report annually.
- Adds training and outreach to help veteran-owned firms compete for contracts.
Summary
This order requires federal agencies to increase contracting and subcontracting opportunities for businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. It calls for implementing the law's 3 percent participation goal and allows reserving certain contracts for these businesses.
Agencies must develop public strategies, name senior officials, include progress in performance plans, provide training, and report annually to the Small Business Administration. The Small Business Administration and General Services will assist, create a government-wide reserved contract, and help include these firms in federal supply schedules. The aim is to expand real contracting chances for veteran-owned small businesses.
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