SDVOSB Criteria
In order to be eligible for the SDVOSB, you and your business must meet the following criteria:
SDVOSB Business Control
To be an eligible SDVOSB the following must be met:
VOSB Criteria
To qualify as a VOSB, you and your business must meet the following criteria.
Veteran Business Control
To be an eligible Veteran Owned Small Business the following must be met:
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.