Federal certification opening access to set-asides and sole-source awards for service-disabled veterans.
Eligibility to compete for federal contract set-asides and sole-source awards reserved for SDVOSBs. Consolidated under the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) program — formal certification, not self-attestation.
Apply through the SBA VetCert portal at sba.gov. Operators must register in SAM.gov first. Processing typically several weeks to several months.
Free.
Operators pursuing federal contract opportunities (on-base dining, federal facility catering, event support) where SDVOSB set-asides apply.
Federal contracting is a long sales cycle and may not match a single-truck operator economics. Pursue certification only if a concrete contracting target is identified.