Veteran Owned: The Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-aside acts just like the Service Disabled Veteran Owned set-aside, except that it is ONLY used by Veterans Affairs
Service Disabled Veteran Owned: To qualify for the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside the business owners must have a service disability rating of at least 0% from the VA
VOSB and SDVOSB core data
SDVOSB spending target: Government agencies have a 3% spending target with SDVOSBs so:
3% of prime award spending should go to SDVOSB
3% of subcontract spending should go to SDVOSB
Veteran spending target: There is not federal target for VOSB spending
Sole Source Limit: SDVOSB can receive sole-source contracts up to:
$7M for manufacturing contracts
$3M for other contracts
Estimated number of VOSB & SDVOSB:
SDVOSB: 28,000 companies
VOSB: 86,000 companies
SDVOSB spending v. Target (%)
SDVOSB spending by agency ($M)
SDVOSB spending by products ($M)
SDVOSB spending by services ($M)
For the full data analysis download the excel spreadsheet in the class materials section
