SDVOB Goals & Reporting Responsibilities
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program Goals and Reporting Responsibilities
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) are an important part of DEC's procurement activities. In 2014, New York State Passed Executive Law Article 17-B, which aims at greater inclusion of service-disabled veterans within New York State's economy. Under this law, state agencies are required to make good faith efforts to use SDVOB's in procurement. The Law established a goal of 6% of procurement expenditures to be made with SDVOBs by state agencies, public authorities, and public benefit corporations. This goal is in addition to any established M/WBE goals under a procurement.
DEC is committed to meeting these goals and incorporating the use of SDVOBs in various procurement activities.
Doing Business with the DEC as a SDVOB
In order to conduct business with DEC as a SDVOB, a vendor must be listed on the NYS Certified SDVOB Directory. If your business is not certified and you believe that you qualify for certification, or to find out if you qualify for certification, please contact the New York State Office of General Services, Division of Service-Disabled Veterans' Business Development (DSDVBD):
- Tel: 844-579-7570
- Email: VeteransDevelopment@ogs.ny.gov
Or, for additional information regarding the process, please refer to the DSDVBD website (leaves DEC website).
DEC advertises its procurement opportunities for all purchases exceeding $50,000, in the New York State Contract Reporter (NYSCR) (leaves DEC website), New York State's official publication of procurement activity for all state agencies, public authorities, and public benefit corporations. The NYSCR is published online daily and can be viewed by registered users free of charge. Although state agencies must advertise in the NYSCR, it is also important to be aware of opportunities for discretionary purchasing valued under $50,000 that may not be advertised in the NYSCR. If you are interested in receiving notice of upcoming DEC contracting or purchasing opportunities, or being added to potential bidders lists, please complete a Bidders List form (PDF) and email it to sdvob@dec.ny.gov.
Staff review procurement documents prior to release in an effort to identify opportunities for certified businesses including SDVOBs. If certified businesses exist for the proposed procurement, staff advise the associated program staff to target the procurement to this area of the business community or include the relevant certified businesses on prospective bidders lists as appropriate. If a competitive field of SDVOBs does not exist, program staff are required to submit sufficient documentation that they conducted research to identify available SDVOBs.
SDVOB Reporting Requirements
DEC currently uses discretionary spending and set-asides as its methods for utilizing SDVOBs. DEC does not currently require vendors to sub-contract a portion of the work to SDVOBs. Therefore, DEC does not require prime contractors apply for waivers or to report their use of SDVOBs. If, however, you are awarded a contract and subcontract a portion of the work to a certified SDVOB, we encourage you to submit a report.
In order to maintain oversight and collect data to inform decisions, the DSDVBD requires agencies to submit quarterly reports of SDVOB utilization. The reports provide the following information: awards made that quarter, disbursements/utilization that quarter, and any waivers given that quarter. Such reporting ensures that the program stays on track and SDVOBs are given the opportunities they deserve.
If you have any questions regarding the SDVOB Goals and Reporting Responsibilities, please email us.
