NaVOBA State Tracker:
Florida
Rank: 1 Stars
Description: The Florida Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act (House Bill 687 and
Florida Statue 295.187) provides a preference to SDVOBs for state contracts stating, "A state agency, when considering two or more bids, proposals, or replies for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, at least one of which is from a certified veteran business enterprise, which are equal with respect to all relevant considerations, including price, quality, and service, shall award such procurement or contract to the certified veteran business enterprise...the state agency shall award the procurement or contract to the business having the smallest net worth."
There is currently no goal established for a percentage of contracts awarded to SDVOBs.
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Our Mission
NaVOBA’s mission is to create corporate contracting opportunities for America’s Veteran’s and Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises® (VBEs/SDVBEs) through certification, advocacy, outreach, recognition and education.
Thank you for your interest in the National Veteran Owned Business Association’s Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (VBE) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (SDVBE) programs. This initiative creates a nationally recognized gold standard in certification for veteran-owned businesses of all sizes and enables corporate America to proactively source and confidently utilize businesses that are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by U.S. military veterans.
