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The SDVOSB “Storefront”
Since the founding of the United States, our government has endeavored to support those who have defended it. A famous quote, incorrectly attributed to George Washington states that “[t]he willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive how the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” The quote itself may not have come from President Washington,
Joe Whitcomb
Sep 54 min read
Can Your SDVOSB Status Survive Death?
The US Court of Federal Claims (COFC) rules that SDVOSB status can survive Veteran owner's death. On November 26, 2013, the US Court of Federal Claims heard an appeal from a the son of a veteran business owner after a contracting officer working for the defendant, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, issued a "determination of non-responsibility," proposed a debarment, and finally canceled the solicitation.
Joe Whitcomb
Sep 54 min read
CVE Cancels Another SDVOSB for Incomplete Documentation
The U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) first verified RealSims on June 4, 2015, and then reverified the company on October 22, 2018. At the time of initial and re-verification, service-disabled Veteran Robert McGraw owned 98 percent of the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) company and his wife, Debra McGraw owned two percent. In May 2018, RealSim executed a Letter of Intent to sell 49 percent of its membership inter
Joe Whitcomb
Sep 54 min read


Joe Whitcomb
Sep 54 min read
Generic Joint Venture Agreements Can Cost You
Joint ventures are not uncommon in the business world. Individuals, groups of individuals, companies or corporations can make up a joint venture. People create joint ventures for many reasons including combining resources and/or expertise or saving money. The contract between the parties establishes how the venture will be managed and how control of it, including profits and losses, will be divided. The contract also outlines the resources each party will bring to the venture
Joe Whitcomb
Sep 54 min read
SDVOSB Status Denied Due To Quorum Language
Was your Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status denied due to quorum language in your bylaws? According to the Center for Verification and Eligibility (CVE) website, the number one reason for SDVOSB status denial is quorum language in a company's bylaws that gives passive control to non-veteran board members.
Joe Whitcomb
Sep 52 min read
SBA Bid Protest Of SDVOSB Joint Venture Agreement
Was your Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status denied due to quorum language in your bylaws? According to the Center for Verification and Eligibility (CVE) website, the number one reason for SDVOSB status denial is quorum language in a company's bylaws that gives passive control to non-veteran board members.
Joe Whitcomb
Sep 52 min read


Joe Whitcomb
Sep 54 min read
Key to SDVOSB: Does the Veteran owner have control?
Does the veteran owner have control of the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? That was the key issue In the Matter of Battalion, LLC, Appellant. This case arose from a Dept. of the Air Force SDVOSB set aside. The SBA's OHA decided this case pursuant to the Small Business Act of 1958. The bid protest arose when an unsuccessful offeror, Douglas P Fleming, LLC, filed a protest challenging the appellant's size and status as an SDVOSB. Fleming alleged in part
Joe Whitcomb
Sep 52 min read
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