Veteran owned small business

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Just wondering if anyone has been through the process to be qualified as a veteran owned small business. Seems like a lot of red tape to swim through to be able to qualify. If anyone has been through the process was it a total headache or was it fairly easy? I'm not sure yet if I want to open that can of worms.....
 
washingtonian said:
Just wondering if anyone has been through the process to be qualified as a veteran owned small business. Seems like a lot of red tape to swim through to be able to qualify. If anyone has been through the process was it a total headache or was it fairly easy? I'm not sure yet if I want to open that can of worms.....
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My last employer was a VOSB. I don't think he had to jump through too many hoops to qualify. Please note that the process may be different on the state level vs federal level. Google is your friend.
 
My opinion, it's worth it. I qualified in another life to do Government work.

The Government has set pricing that is uses as a rule for small or to say piece work.

There can be several conditions of how you work for the government, on call bases,
yearly bid work to place people on-site. Set bids to do work on a price between
a service and T&M.

You won't know their prices till your in and registered, and you have access to working
everything federal.
 
My understanding is it's not all that difficult to apply and if you qualify it's usually worthwhile because you can get some preferences that you wouldn't otherwise get and Government Contracting. While you're at it you might as well see if you qualify for other things like preferences for being disabled and various ethnicities. I think you can claim Indian status if you're as little as 1/16 Indian. Another thing you could do is claim that you're female. Even if you're not you can claim it now by stating that you think you're female.
 
cadpoint said:
My opinion, it's worth it. I qualified in another life to do Government work.

The Government has set pricing that is uses as a rule for small or to say piece work.

There can be several conditions of how you work for the government, on call bases,
yearly bid work to place people on-site. Set bids to do work on a price between
a service and T&M.

You won't know their prices till your in and registered, and you have access to working
everything federal.
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What does that have to do with being a veteran owned business, other then when bidding a VOB may get the nod over others when all other things in the bid are equal.
 
cadpoint said:
Nothing counts other than your opinion Kw., Thanks for the refresher.
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Maybe true, but you don't have to be a veteran to bid on government jobs. You never mentioned if you were in such a position or exactly what you meant when stating it was worth it, you just said you qualified to do government work.

I can see that being a veteran could give you some edge when all other aspects are otherwise equal, but also do not know what red tape you may have to work through to get that recognition either.
 
kwired said:
What does that have to do with being a veteran owned business, other then when bidding a VOB may get the nod over others when all other things in the bid are equal.
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Some jobs are actually reserved for this kind of slot. If you qualify as a disabled veteran small business it's a license to print money. Your company is the qualifier and you "subcontract" to larger firms to do most of the actual work.
 
gadfly56 said:
Some jobs are actually reserved for this kind of slot. If you qualify as a disabled veteran small business it's a license to print money. Your company is the qualifier and you "subcontract" to larger firms to do most of the actual work.
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That is certainly the way it works in illinois. Most state contracts have a set aside for woman owned businesses. Most of them are just conduits for the money and take their cut and contract it to the lowest bidder they can find. We have gotten several contracts that way.
 
petersonra said:
That is certainly the way it works in illinois. Most state contracts have a set aside for woman owned businesses. Most of them are just conduits for the money and take their cut and contract it to the lowest bidder they can find. We have gotten several contracts that way.
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My daughter works for a Federal Agency and indicates that being female does not raise you up on the hiring scale near as much as being a veteran or disabled vet. You could go on and on about who would be the most likely to be hired. Not sure if that works the same for contractors.
 
washingtonian said:
Just wondering if anyone has been through the process to be qualified as a veteran owned small business. Seems like a lot of red tape to swim through to be able to qualify. If anyone has been through the process was it a total headache or was it fairly easy? I'm not sure yet if I want to open that can of worms.....
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Paperwork was easy. Need a copy of your DD-214, business license, trade license, FEID and few other papers. Actually pretty easy. Here's from the VA website. If you're service connected disabled, more doors open. We are registered with the state as SDVOSB. I believe the state sets aside 2%-5% for Veterans. Look at what work has been set aside for Vets. We looked at a few jobs and did not bid. The scope was bigger than we wanted.

Good luck.

"Consistent with Public Law 109-461, awarding contracts to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms is the highest priority within the Small Business programs for VA. Consistent with the mandate and the mission of VA, participation of SDVOSBs in VA Acquisition programs is strongly encouraged. OSDBU is the advocate that monitors the Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Program, with a special emphasis on SDVOSBs. Under the authority granted in Public Law 109-461, VA is authorized to set aside contracts and/or award sole source contracts, to SDVOSB and VOSB firms.
Additional information may be found at VetBiz.gov "
 
claim that you're female. Even if you're not you can claim it now by stating that you think you're female.[/QUOTE]

Just NO smartypants, just no.
 
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