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PART 819—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS 2 – Veterans3
OSDBU is responsible for reviewing procurement strategies and making recommendations to assist contracting officers in the implementation of this part. These responsibilities shall be conducted within the VA hierarchy of small business program preferences established by 38 U.S.C. 8127(i) (see subpart 819.70), which requires VA to consider preferences for verified SDVOSBs first, then preferences for verified VOSBs. The attainment of contracting goals or the use of Governmentwide or multiagency contract vehicles does not preclude the applicability of these preferences. Contracting officers shall use VA Form 2268, Small Business Program and Contract Bundling Review to document actions and recommendations. Searches and results of the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database shall be saved and attached to the VA Form 2268 along with accompanying market research report or information.
819.203-70 Priority for service-disabled veteran-owned small business/veteranowned small business contracting preferences.
(b) When using a contracting preference under FAR part 19 (for example, a womenowned small business set-aside), contracting officers shall give priority to small business concerns verified as owned and controlled by veterans pursuant to subpart 819.70, if such business concern(s) also meet the requirements of that contracting preference. Contracting officers shall include the provision and clause prescribed at 815.304-71 in solicitations.
(2) Set-asides under the Veterans First Contracting Program in subpart 819.70 (see 819.7005 and 819.7006) have precedence over other small business setasides referenced in FAR part 19, both above and below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT). SDVOSB and VOSB set-asides also satisfy the requirement to reserve actions below the SAT for small business.
(b) These principles apply even when a procuring activity is meeting its goals or is planning the use of an interagency or Governmentwide contract vehicle.
(c) The requirements in subpart 819.70 apply to VA orders and BPAs under Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACS) and MultiAgency Contracts (MACs) awarded by another agency. A set-aside restricted to verified SDVOSBs or VOSBs pursuant to subpart 819.70 satisfies competition requirements in FAR part 6, as well as the fair opportunity requirements in FAR part 16.505 (see FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F)).