DUTY TO COUNTRY:

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• DUTY TO COUNTRY
• Corporate and Federal Responsibilities
• to Veterans in Business
• Prepared for the Department of Defense
• Mentor Protégé Conference - Orlando, FL
• By the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Center for Veterans Enterprise
• March 15, 2005

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Background

• PL 106-50 Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small
  Business Development Act of 1999 (August 1999)
• Created comprehensive program of management,
  technical, and financial assistance for
  entrepreneurial veterans
• Established Federal prime and subcontracting
  goals
• PL 106-554 Consolidated Appropriations Act of
  2000
• (December 2000)
• Clarified confusion for competitive set-asides
  fair price no dollar ceiling
• 2 Subcontracting Goals (VOSB, SDVOSB)

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Legal Background

• PL 108-183 Veterans Benefits Act of 2003
• (December 2003)
• SDVOSB Set-Aside Authority
• Rule of 2 for competitive set-asides fair price
  no dollar ceiling
• Less than 2 noncompetitive awards up to
  3M/services 5M/mfg
• Interim Rule Effective May 2004
• GI Bill Payment for Entrepreneurial Courses
• Small Business Development Centers
• The Veterans Corporation

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Executive Order (1)

• President signed October 20, 2004
• More effectively support 3 goal AND
  use set-aside authority
• All Agencies shall
• Develop a formal strategy and make it publicly
  available
• Annually report implementation actions to SBA
• Designate a Senior Level Responsible Official
• Measure key executives performance as
  significant element

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Executive Order (2)

• SBA shall
• Coordinate with VA Center for Veterans Enterprise
• Advise Agencies about Implementing Order
• Training business owners
• GSA shall
• Establish a Special Contract Schedule for SDVOSBs
• Help owners with Federal Supply Schedules

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Executive Order (3)

• DoD shall train Federal officials
• VA shall
• Assist agencies through CVE support
• Verify the accuracy of contractor databases
• Modify Transition Assistance Program information
  with Dept of Labor

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Definitions

• Veteran
• Service-disabled Veteran
• 51 rule for ownership and control
• Disability Rating 0-100
• Self-Representation not Certification

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Population Set

• 5.5M VOSBs of 24M Vets
• 300K SDVOSBs of 2.3M SD-Vets
• Federal Sector
• 48K VOSBs 5K SDVOSBs
• VIP
• 8,399 VOSBs 3,482 SDVOSBs

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Center for Veterans Enterprise -
Products

• Online VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP)

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Benefits of VIP - Why
Register??

• Online Vendor Database
• Anyone Can Create Provisional Entry
• Links to CCR CA DGS soon to TVC
• Vendor Validates Size 51 Question
• Enables Efficient Annual Notification Process
• Provides Rapid Communications with Industry
• Recognized by OFPP
• 4/03 Ltr to Agencies
• 4/04 Ltr to Agencies

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Benefits of APP - Why
Register??

• Free Online Database of Assistance Programs
• Search for Programs Geographically
• Assistance Categories
• Startup
• Financing
• Training
• Procurement
• Business Development
• Integrated into the Federal Veterans Web Portal
  VetBiz.Gov
• Program Information Managed by Account Holders

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Other CVE Products

• Entrepreneurs Helpline
• Community Business Resource Referrals
• VetBiz Video Showcases
• VetFran Other Partnership Agreements
• Free Market Research Reports
• Speakers Bureau

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All You Need to Know

• http//www.vetbiz.gov
• Veterans call tollfree 1-866-584-2344
• Others call [phone]

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Duty to Country

• Veterans in Business
• Still Serving America!