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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) set-aside contracts
309 open federal solicitations are reserved for SDVOSB firms — of 8,554 open overall. If you hold the certification, these are the bids where large businesses can't compete with you.
Reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Since 2024, SDVOSB status for set-asides requires SBA VetCert certification — self-certification no longer works for these. The solicitation will state exactly what proof is due with the bid.
SDVOSB set-asides by trade
SDVOSB set-asides by state
Where the work is performed. Another 162 SDVOSB bids list no fixed location — any qualifying firm can compete regardless of state.
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A set-aside win still dies on a technicality
Reserved competition is smaller — but the compliance bar is identical, plus the status representations the set-aside itself requires. The $249 breakdown reads every solicitation document and lists each required form, pass/fail requirement, and non-responsive trigger.