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NIH to SDVOSBs – "WE WANT YOU"

April 3rd, 2016
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs more Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Because a number of prior awardees… Read More
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CVE Wrong for All the Right Reasons on SDVOSB Protest

October 31st, 2014
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
With daily reports of indictments and guilty pleas of individuals and companies that have improperly obtained federal government contracts that were set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs”), giving the VA’s… Read More
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VA Issues Final Rule Extending VOSB and SDVOSB Re-verification Requirement

August 31st, 2013
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a final rule amending the re-verification requirements of the VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines.  Effective August 22, 2013, the final rule implements the Veterans Benefits, He… Read More
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Tags: Center for Verification and Evaluation, control, government contractors, guidelines, ownership, re-verification, SDVOSB, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, set-aside, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, verification, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veterans Affairs

VA Seeks Comments to Revisions to Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines

May 30th, 2013
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
The Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has issued an “Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” seeking comments related to its plan to improve the Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification Program.  OSD… Read More
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Tags: certified service disabled veteran owned small business, OSDBU, self-certify, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, small business, VA Form 0877, verification, Veteran-Owned Small Business, VOSB

VA to Provide Preliminary Finding of Eligibility Determination of VOSB Status

March 30th, 2013
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
In early March, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a new step to the speed up eligibility determinations of veteran-owned small business (VOSB) under the VA’s “Veterans First” contract program. As the VA announcement noted,… Read More
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Tags: comprehensive review, counselors, eligibility, government contracts, minor deficiencies, preliminary findings, SDVOSB, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, submissions, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, verification, verification-assistance, Veterans First, VOSB

U.S. Court of Federal Claims Overturns GAO Decision Requiring VA to Give Preference to Veterans over Vendors under FSS

November 30th, 2012
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
On 27 November, 2012, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims announced a ground-breaking decision that could severely limit the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ “Veterans First” preference as set forth in the Veterans Benefits, H… Read More
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Tags: COFC, Court of Federal Claims, Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Supply Schedule, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Kingdomware Technologies, SDVOSB, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, VA, Veterans First

Interim Rule to Extend Veteran Status Renewal to Every Two Years for VA Acquisition Set-Aside Participation

June 30th, 2012
Contributor: Carl A. Gebo
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued an interim final rule requiring veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business to re-verify their status only every two years for continued participation in VA acquisitions set-aside… Read More
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Tags: certification, integrity, program, re-verification, safeguard, SDVOSB, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, set-aside, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, verification program, Veteran-Owned Small Business, VOSB

Recent Developments

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs more Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Because a number of prior awardees… Read More

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GCARL started the year off with a victorious bang for a client, Alpha Transcription, in a “Bet the Company” protest. If Alpha Transcription lost it could have been devastating for them. The Transcription Services Industry and Market is… Read More

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