SDVOSB Criteria
In order to be eligible for the SDVOSB, you and your business must meet the following criteria:

• The Service Disabled Veteran (SDV) must have a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense
• The SDVOSBC must be small under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement
• The SDV must unconditionally own 51% of the SDVOSBC
• The SDVO must control the management and daily operations of the SDVOSBC
• The SDV must hold the highest officer position in the SDVOSBC

 
SDVOSB Business Control
To be an eligible SDVOSB the following must be met:

• The management and daily business operations of the concern must be controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans.
• Control by one or more service-disabled veterans means that both the long-term decision making and the day-to-day management and administration of the business operations must be conducted by one or more service-disabled veterans
• The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse of permanent caregiver of such veteran
• Ownership must be direct. Ownership by one or more service disabled veterans must be direct ownership. A concern owned principally by another business entity that is in turn owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans does not meet this requirement.

 
 VOSB Criteria
To qualify as a VOSB, you and your business must meet the following criteria.

• A Veteran must unconditionally own at least 51% of the business
• The business must be small under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement
  
• The Veteran must control the management and daily operations of the business
• The Veteran must hold the highest officer position in the business

 
Veteran Business Control
To be an eligible Veteran Owned Small Business the following must be met:

• The management and daily business operations of the concern must be controlled by one or more veterans.
• Control by one or more veterans means that both the long-term decision making and the day-to-day management and administration of the business operations must be conducted by one or more veterans
  
• The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans
• Ownership must be direct. Ownership by one or more veterans must be direct ownership. A concern owned principally by another business entity that is in turn owned and controlled by one or more veterans does not meet this requirement.