March 30 is the deadline to comment on changes the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department if Veteran Affrairs are proposing to make to regulations implementing The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA 2017).
The proposed changes will affect qualification for veterans preferences under a wide range of federal programs.
The NDAA 2017 placed the responsibility for issuing regulations relating to ownership and control for the Department of Veterans Affairs verification of Veteran-Owned (VO) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Small Business Concern (SBC) with the SBA.
Under NDAA 2017, there will be one definition of ownership and control for that will apply for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs in its verification and Vets First Contracting Program procurements, and all other government acquisitions which require self-certification. The legislation also provides that in certain circumstances a firm can qualify as VO or SDVO when there is a surviving spouse or an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
Read the proposed rule hereand the companion rule issued by VA and additional information is here.
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