13 C.F.R. Subpart A—Definitions for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Program
Title 13 - Business Credit and Assistance
Source: 69 FR 25267, May 5, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
(a) Contracting Officer has the meaning given such term in section 27(f)(5) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423(f)(5)). (b) Interested Party means the contracting activity's contracting officer, the SBA or any concern that submits an offer for a specific SDVO contract. (c) Permanent caregiver is the spouse, or an individual, 18 years of age or older, who is legally designated, in writing, to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of the service-disabled veteran with a permanent and severe disability, to include housing, health and safety. A permanent caregiver may, but does not need to, reside in the same household as the service-disabled veteran with a permanent and severe disability. In the case of a service-disabled veteran with a permanent and severe disability lacking legal capacity, the permanent caregiver shall be a parent, guardian, or person having legal custody. There may be no more than one permanent caregiver per service-disabled veteran with a permanent and severe disability. (d) Service-Disabled Veteran with a Permanent and Severe Disability means a veteran with a service-connected disability that has been determined by the VA, in writing, to have a permanent and total service-connected disability as set forth in 38 CFR 3.340 for purposes of receiving disability compensation or a disability pension. (e) Service-Connected has the meaning given that term in section 101(16) of Title 38, United States Code. (f) Service-disabled veteran is a veteran with a disability that is service-connected. (g) SBC owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (also known as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SBC) is a concern— (1) Not less than 51% of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51% of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; and (3) That is small as defined by §125.11. (h) Spouse has the meaning given the term in section 101(31) of Title 38, United States Code. (i) Veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101(2) of Title 38, United States Code. [69 FR 25267, May 5, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 14527, Mar. 23, 2005]
Title 13: Business Credit and Assistance
PART 125—GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING PROGRAMS
Subpart A—Definitions for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Program
§ 125.8 What definitions are important in the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Small Business Concern (SBC) Program?
