Glossary term
SDVOSB
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business — SBA/VA program for firms owned by service-disabled veterans.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) are small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans. SDVOSB certification is handled through SBA's Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) platform. The federal government has a 3% contracting goal for SDVOSBs. The VA runs a separate "Vets First" program under Public Law 109-461 that gives SDVOSB and VOSB firms first priority on VA contracts.
Categories
- set-asides
- sba
- va
Related terms
- 8(a) Business Development ProgramSBA program that helps socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses compete for sole-source and set-aside contracts.
- WOSB / EDWOSBWomen-Owned Small Business / Economically Disadvantaged WOSB — SBA programs setting aside contracts for women-owned firms.
- HUBZoneHistorically Underutilized Business Zone — SBA program for small businesses located in economically distressed areas.