United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Picture of Tom J. Leney, Executive DirectorWelcome to our Website.  I am Tom Leney, Executive Director Small and Veteran Business Programs for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  I oversee the work of our Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), which includes the Center for Veteran Enterprise.  Our goal is to help small and veteran owned businesses contribute most effectively to the important mission of VA.  Our Website provides an overview of VA’s small business programs, registration for upcoming conferences for small businesses, as well as program goals and accomplishments.  If you are interesting in contracting with VA, please visit the links for Subcontracting and Forecast of Contracting Opportunities.  In addition, you will also find a number of other useful links on our web page pertaining to small business participation in VA procurements.  For Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), be sure to carefully review the information about the Vendor Information Pages (www.VetBiz.gov) database and the verification process, as you must be verified in order to participate in procurements aimed at these groups.

OSDBU seeks to enable Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Businesses, and Woman Owned Small Businesses to add value to the work of VA.  OSDBU provides outreach and liaison support to business (small and large) and other members of the public and private sectors concerning small business acquisition issues.  OSDBU is responsible for monitoring VA implementation and execution of the socioeconomic programs. Access the OSDBU contact information if you have questions regarding working with VA.

In order to take advantage of procurement preferences provided to Veteran owned and controlled small businesses, the business must be verified as an eligible firm and be registered in our Vendor Information Pages (VIP).  You can find information about the verification program administered by CVE and instructions concerning how to become verified at www.VetBiz.gov.  For questions regarding the VA VOSB Verification Program or the status of your verification, please call (202) 618-3765.

» Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Program Electronic Document Submission Web Portal
» Important information about the Veterans Small Business Verification Act
» Veteran Business Status Verification Instructions
» Verification Regulation Final Rule with Comments (38 CFR 74)

» Contact Us
» VA Small Business Points of Contact


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The National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo will be The 2012 National Veterans Conference will be held June 26-29, 2012 at the Cobo Center in the heart of Detroit. The Cobo Center offers elegant banquet rooms and over 70 meeting rooms totaling 178,446 square feet. This facility is equip Cobo Center to accommodate capacities from up to 10,000.

Known historically as the world's capital for the transportation industry, the Detroit metro area, which is home to 700,000 Veterans, is reinventing itself with six booming industries: medical research, defense, entertainment, green tech, urban farming, and aeronautics.

www.nationalveteransconference.com. 

VA Presentations 
2011 MacDill SDVOSB/VOSB & SB Conference/Expo
(December 7th & 8th, 2011) - Click here

News and Events

VA FY2012 Socioeconomic Program Goals and Accomplishments — Prepared by VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Jan. 6, 2012

The spreadsheet (PDF) is now available for viewing. 

VA OSDBU Announces 2011 Veteran-owned Small Business Mentor-Protégé Teams — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dec. 28, 2011, Washington, D.C.

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is proud to announce the selection of 26 teams for the 2011 Veteran-owned Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program (VOSB MPP). The 2010 VOSB MPP Agreements are also listed.

OSDBU received a surplus of applications, and will continue to evaluate eligible agreements. Congratulations to the new VOSB MPP teams! Stay tuned to this web site for future announcements and news concerning this and other Veteran programs.

Veterans Entrepreneurship Portal—The first step to opening our new portal for Veteran Enrepreneur’s!  This document contains information about Starting a Business; Veteran Franchising Opportunities; Access to Capitol; Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, and more!  Additional information about Doing Business with VA is contained in this presentation.

VA Expands Mentor Protégé Program

VA Receives SBA Small Business Programs Scorecard rating of 'A' for second consecutive year!VA Receives SBA Small Business Programs Scorecard rating of ‘A’ for second consecutive year!

VA’s Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Program

APTAC Level 1-4 LogosFederal Contractor Certification (FCC) Program Overview

VA has established a Debarment Committee to review reports relating to misrepresentations of eligibility for status as a small business concern owned and controlled by a Veteran.  Included in these debarment actions are misrepresentations pertaining to the Limitation on Subcontracting provisions of VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, and VAAR 852.219-11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.  The web site for the Debarment Committee is:  http://www.va.gov/oal/business/8127debarments.asp.

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