(a) Established. There is established a Veteran-Owned Local Small Business preference points program for County procurements.
(b) Eligibility. To be eligible for Veteran-Owned Local Small Business preference points, a business must affirm and provide supporting documentation to the Director to show that it is a Veteran-Owned Local Small Business as defined in Section 11B-65. The Director may investigate and verify the information provided on the application, as necessary.
(c) Certification. Veteran-Owned Local Small Business preference points must only be applied to a Local Small Business that has a valid Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) certificate from the U.S. Small Business Administration or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Center for Verification and Evaluation.
(d) Application of Preference Points to competitive sealed proposals. For any Request for proposals issued under Section 11B-10 that has been designated for a Local Small Business Reserve, the Director must include an evaluation factor awarding additional points for a proposal from a Veteran-Owned Local Small Business worth five percent of the total available points.
(e) Waiver. The Director may waive a bid or proposal preference under this Section in a solicitation if the Director finds that a preference would result in the loss to the County of Federal or State funds. (2024 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 2.)