• Why Use a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned (SDVO) Small Business
  • Purpose and Scope of VETS GWAC Contract
  • Presidential Directive
  • Public Law 108-183
  • Federal Acquisition Regulation
  • List of Agency Authorities Charged with Compliance with SDVO Regulations
• Services Available under the VETS GWAC Contract
  • Functional Area 1, Systems Operations and Maintenance
  • Functional Area 2, Information Systems Engineering
• How to Use VETS GWAC
  • What Organizations are Eligible to Use VETS GWAC
  • VETS GWAC Ordering Guide
• Agency Specific Guidance for use of Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVO SB) and the VETS GWAC Contract
  • Federal OSDBU Offices
  • Agency-Specific SDVOSB Implementation Strategy Documents
• Looking for a VETS GWAC Contractor?
• Go to the GSA VETS GWAC Website

Public Law

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Download the full text of Public Law 108-183 and Public Law 106-150.

SEC. 308. PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting after section 35 the following new section:

SEC. 36. PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.

1. SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS. — In accordance with this section, a contracting officer may award a sole source contract to any small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans if—
   1. such concern is determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance of such contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans will submit offers for the contracting opportunity;
   2. the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed—
      1. $5,000,000, in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a standard industrial classification code for manufacturing; or
      2. $3,000,000, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and
   3. in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
2. RESTRICTED COMPETITION.—In accordance with this section, a contracting officer may award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that not less than 2 small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price.
3. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONTRACTING PREFERENCES.—A procurement may not be made from a source on the basis of a preference provided under subsection (a) or (b) if the procurement would otherwise be made from a different source under section 4124 or 4125 of title 18, United States Code, or the Javits-Wagner- O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.).
4. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES.—Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 8(m) shall apply for purposes of this section.
5. CONTRACTING OFFICER.—For purposes of this section, the term 'contracting officer' has the meaning given such term in section 27(f)(5) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423(f)(5)).