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Timestamp: 2014-08-31 01:36:49
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Obtaining a Piece of the Pie: Small Business Preferences in Federal Contracts | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra
Brett W. Johnson, Matthew Schoonover | Snell & Wilmer
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The requirements to qualify as a woman-owned or a veteran-owned business are similar. Women-owned small businesses are majority-owned by at least one woman and whose daily operation and management are controlled by at least one woman.[29] A veteran-owned business is majority-owned and controlled by at least one eligible veteran.[30] By statute, the government’s hope is to award at least five percent of all federal prime and subcontracts each fiscal year to women-owned small businesses and at least three percent of its contracts to veteran-owned small businesses.[31]
[23] Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) § 19.201(a).
[24] 15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1).
[25] 15 U.S.C. § 632(a)(1).
[26] 15 U.S.C. § 632(a)(2).
[27] 15 U.S.C. § 637(d)(3)(C).
[28] See generally FAR § 19.8(a).
[29] 15 U.S.C. § 637(d)(3)(D).
[30] 15 U.S.C. § 637(d)(3)(E).
[31] 15 U.S.C. § 644(g)(1).
[32] FAR § 19.502-2(a).
[33] FAR § 19.502-2(b).
[34] FAR § 19.502-3(a).
Topics: Federal Contractors, Small Business