NaVOBA State Tracker:
Pennsylvania
Rank: 2 Stars
The Small Business Procurement Initiative reserves certain procurements for competition among only self-certified small businesses. To be eligible: must be "a for-profit business in the United States which is independently owned, is not dominant in its field of operation, employs no more than 100 employees and earns less than $47 million in gross annual revenues." Governor Shapiro raised the revenue maximum in
2023 to account for inflation. This executive order enables them to participate in state contracting opportunities as prime contractors. All Commonwealth agencies under the Governor's jurisdiction are being directed to identify and target 15% of their total agency operational spend for SBR procurements. Small businesses interested in bidding on contracting opportunities for supplies, services, information technology, and construction through the Small Business Procurement Initiative can find more information on the program and self-certification process
online.
The Small Diverse Business Program, formerly the Small Disadvantaged Business Program, now includes small veteran-owned businesses.
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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.
