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State
Procurement Manual
Veteran-owned Business
Policy
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Number |
Section |
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PRO-D-12 |
General
Policies |
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Effective |
Replaces |
Agencies Affected |
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4-1-93 |
New |
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Authority:
Wis. Stats. 15.107(2); 16.75(4)(a), (c), (d); 16.755; 45.35(5)
Scope:
- to define veteran-owned business
- to establish policy and procedures for the state's relationship
with veteran-owned businesses
Definition:
"Veteran-owned business" means a small business, as defined
in 16.75(4)(c), that is certified by the Department of Veterans
Affairs as being at least 51% owned by one or more veterans, as
defined in s. 45.35(5).
Content:
- The State Bureau of Procurement encourages the participation of
veteran-owned businesses in the statewide purchasing program by
inviting veteran-owned businesses to actively solicit public
purchasing business and by reducing undue impediments to such
participation. The Bureau:
- Maintains a bidder list of veteran-owned businesses located in
this state which have indicated a willingness to provide
materials or services to the state and notifies these businesses
of purchasing requests for which they may wish to submit bids or
proposals.
- Eliminates or reduces, where possible, administrative burdens
on veteran-owned businesses located in this state which submit
bids and proposals to the state and assists these businesses in
complying with the state's competitive bidding and competitive
negotiation procedures.
- Submits an annual report (October 1) to the Council on Small
Business, Veteran-owned Business and Minority Business
Opportunities which:
- Evaluates the performance of small businesses located in
this state;
- Makes recommendations for increased involvement of small
businesses in submitting competitive bids and proposals; and
- Develops actions through a small business, veteran-owned
business and minority business "outreach" program
to communicate with small, veteran-owned and minority
businesses.
- Seeks the cooperation and assistance of the Department of
Veterans Affairs in promoting the participation of veteran-owned
businesses in state purchasing activities.
- The State Bureau of Procurement, and agencies with delegated
purchasing authority, will refer applicants for certification as a
veteran-owned business to the purchasing director of the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
- Applicants will complete a Veteran-owned Business Request for
Certification (Form
WDVA 1037 (Adobe
Acrobat) or
Word 97)).
Agencies that maintain bidders lists will reproduce copies from
this form (or request a camera copy from the Department of
Veterans Affairs) and provide them to applicants with a bidder
list application form. Agencies that do not maintain bidder
lists will instruct applicants to contact the Department
directly.
- Agencies may request a copy of the completed form from the
Department of Veterans Affairs by making a notation in the
"state agency copies" box in the lower right-hand
corner of the form before sending it to the potential
veteran-owned business.
- Agencies receiving forms inadvertently without Department of
Veterans Affairs review will forward them to the Department.
    
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