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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 74', '§ 74', '§ 501', '§ 513', '§ 8127', 'art 74']

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38 CFR 74.2 - What are the eligibility requirements a concern must meet for VetBiz VIP Verification Program?
§ 74.2
What are the eligibility requirements a concern must meet for VetBiz VIP Verification Program?
A small business concern must be unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more eligible veterans, service-disabled veterans or surviving spouses, have completed the online Vendor Information Pages database forms at http://www.VetBiz.gov, and has been examined by VA's Center for Veterans Enterprise. Such businesses appear in the VIP database as “verified.”
(b) Good character.
Veterans, service-disabled veterans and surviving spouses with ownership interests in VetBiz verified businesses must have good character. Debarred or suspended concerns or concerns owned or controlled by debarred or suspended persons are ineligible for VetBiz VIP Verification.
(c) False statements.
If, during the processing of an application, CVE determines that an applicant has knowingly submitted false information, regardless of whether correct information would cause CVE to deny the application, and regardless of whether correct information was given to CVE in accompanying documents, CVE will deny the application. If, after verifying the Participant's eligibility, CVE discovers that false information has been knowingly submitted by a firm, CVE will remove the “verified” status from the VIP database and notify the business by phone and mail. Whenever CVE determines that the applicant submitted false information, the matter will be referred to the Office of Inspector General for review. In addition, the CVE will request that debarment proceedings be initiated by the Department.
(d) Federal financial obligations.
Neither a firm nor any of its eligible individuals that fails to pay significant financial obligations owed to the Federal Government, including unresolved tax liens and defaults on Federal loans or other Federally assisted financing, is eligible for VetBiz VIP Verification.
(e) U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Protest Decisions.
Any firm registered in the VetBiz VIP database that is found to be ineligible due to an SBA protest decision or other negative finding will be immediately removed from the VetBiz VIP database. Until such time as CVE receives official notification that the firm has proven that it has successfully overcome the grounds for the determination or that the SBA decision is overturned on appeal, the firm will not be eligible to participate in the 38 U.S.C. 8127 program.
Title 38 published on 2012-07-01no entries appear in the Federal Register after this date. This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.United States CodeUSC : Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS§ 501 - Rules and regulations§ 513 - Contracts and personal services§ 8127 - Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans: contracting goals and preferences
Title 38 published on 2012-07-01The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 38 CFR 74 after this date.2013-05-13; vol. 78 # 92 - Monday, May 13, 201378 FR 27882 - VA Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification Guidelines
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2013-11326 RIN2900-AO63 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking. Comments must be received on or before July 12, 2013. 38 CFR Part 74 SummaryThe Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is currently reviewing its regulations governing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification Program. OSDBU intends to improve the regulations to provide greater clarity, to streamline the program, and to encourage more VOSBs to apply for verification. By issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking, OSDBU seeks comments on how best to approach this undertaking. Although OSDBU identified specific issues for discussion below, it encourages commenters to discuss any issue related to improving these specific regulations and the program.