# Presentation: 011882

## NIH Veterans‘Small Business Initiative

## INTRODUCTION

**Stanley Canton, Small Business Specialist**
**	****NIH, Small Business Office**
**General Information**
- Legislation
- NIH Activities
- Resources

**Notes:**
The purpose of this presentation is to pass along some general information that maybe helpful in understanding the current environment in federal government contracting with respect to veteran owned and operated businesses.
Legislation
NIH Activities
Resources

## LEGISLATION

**Public Law 106-50**
- 	**“****The Veterans Entrepreneurship and **
**	****Small Business Development Act of 1999”**
- Definitions
- Business Development
- Technical Assistance
- Financial Assistance
- Procurement Assistance
- Reports and Data Collection
- Miscellaneous Provisions

**Notes:**
The purpose of PL-106-50 is to provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to VOSB.

PL-106-50 was signed into law by Pres. Clinton on August 16, 1999 and applies to acquisitions starting in FY 2001.

The law consists of 7 sections that VOSBs should become familiar with but, generally the law 
(1) provide specific definitions of what is considered (veteran, service disabled veteran, small business concern owned and controlled by veteran and small business concern owned and controlled by service disabled veteran. 

(2) Established Office of Veterans Business Development at the SBA (execution of policies & programs);
Established National Veterans Business Development Corporation (organize public & private resources) (Richard Allen);
Established an Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (independent source of advice & make policy recommendations) 

(3) the law establishes a government-wide goal, of not less than 3%, for participation, at the prime and subcontract level, by small businesses concerns owned and controlled by service disabled veterans . 

The law does not establish a set aside program. 

## Legislation

**Public Law 106-554**
**	****“****SBA’s Reauthorization Act for 2000”**
- Maximum Practicable Opportunity
- Subcontracting Plans
- Identify separate opportunities
- Identify separate goals
- Added to record keeping and reports

**Notes:**
The purpose PL-106-554 amends the Small Business Act to clarify subcontracting preferences for VOSB.

Clarifies that both VOSB & SDVOSB are to be afforded maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of prime contracts and subcontracts let by federal agencies.

The law requires that agencies negotiate subcontracting plans that identify:
(1) separate opportunities for both VOSB & SDVOSB,
(2) separate goals for both VOSB & SDVOSB
(3) VOSB & SDVOSB are added to the record keeping and reporting (SF 294 & SF 295)

## LEGISLATION

**H. R. 5583**
- 	“Service-Disabled Veterans’ Small Business Federal Procurement Preference Act of 2002”
**Economically and socially disadvantaged**
**Added additional percentage goals**
- Separate goal of 3% for Service-disabled veterans
- Separate goal of 2% for other handicapped individuals
- Increase aggregate goal to 10%
- Increase total small business goal to 28%

**Notes:**
This bill was introduced in October 2002, by Illinois HR Lane Evan.  

The bill was intended to provide a preference in the award of Federal contracts to service-disabled veterans and “other handicapped” small business owners.

Based on the concept of the 8(a) preference in the Small Business Act.  The bill adds service-disabled veterans and “other handicapped” individuals to the list of identified individuals presumed to be are economically and socially disadvantaged (set-aside).

The bill would provide a separate 3% goal for SDVOSB and a separate 2% goal for “other handicapped individuals.

This would increase the aggregate socially & economically disadvantaged goal from the current 23% to 28%.

The total federal small business goal would increase from 23% to 28%.

Status:  the bill was referred to the House Small Business Committee where it has been tabled.  The plan is to reintroduce the bill in the next session.

## NIH ACTIVITIES

**External**
- Matchmaking
- Business seminar
**Internal**
- Increase opportunities
- Prime/subcontract awards
- IDIQ/multiple award vehicle
- Task/delivery order
- Subcontracting plans

**Notes:**
PL-106-50 established a 3% goal for SDVOSB, however, W/O a preference mechanism in place, we lack practical means to achieve this goal under existing statutory authorities.  So therefore, we are relegated to providing information to VOSB about the technical, financial and procurement assistance available and vigilantly reviewing subcontracting plans. 

External – events that involve VOSB with direct interaction.
Planning a matchmaking/roundtable activity where NIH can bring together:
NIH Program & Contract officials
Other Government officials (SBA, DVA, The Veterans Corp)
NIH large business contractors
VOSB

We have also talked about having business seminar for VOSB

Internal – activities that SBO is involved with
SBO is always pushing for increased VOSB opportunities at the prime and subcontract level
Prime contract awards
IDIQ/multiple award vehicle
Task/delivery order
Subcontracting plans

At the subcontract level, SBO is always pushing for increase VOSB opportunities through our vigilant review of contractors subcontracting plans 

also we continue to encourage contracting officers to negotiate subcontracting plans that provide opportunities for VOSB 

## RESOURCES

**NIH SBO**
**	**_[http:](http://sbo.od.nih.gov/)__[//](http://sbo.od.nih.gov/)__[sbo.od.nih.gov](http://sbo.od.nih.gov/)_
**Small Business Administration**
- 	_[http://www.sba.gov/gov](http://www.sba.gov/gov)_
**Department of Veterans Affairs – Center for Veterans Enterprise**
** ****	**_[http:](http://www.vetbiz.gov/)__[//](http://www.vetbiz.gov/)__[www.vetbiz.gov](http://www.vetbiz.gov/)_
**The Veterans Corporation**
- 	_[http://www.veteranscorp.org](http://www.veteranscorp.org/)_

## Conclusion

**Stanley Canton, Small Business Specialist, NIH Small Business Office**
- Office Number (301) 496-9639
- Email: _[sbmail@od.nih.go](mailto:sbmail@od.nih.gov)__[v](mailto:sbmail@od.nih.gov)_

## NIH Veterans‘Small Business Initiative

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