---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 128.400"
title: "13"
number: "128.400"
heading: "What are VOSB and SDVOSB contracts?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/128.400"
---

# §128.400. What are VOSB and SDVOSB contracts?

- (a) VOSB contracts are exclusively VA procurements, including prime contracts and subcontracts for which the VA is the procuring agency. For VA procurements, the VAAR ([48 CFR chapter 8](/cfr/48/ch8.md)) specifically governs requirements exclusive to VA prime and subcontracting actions. The VAAR supplements the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which contains guidance applicable to most Federal agencies.
- (b) SDVOSB contracts, including Multiple Award Contracts (see [§ 125.1](/cfr/13/125.1.md) of this chapter), are contracts available to an SDVOSB through any of the following procurement methods:
  - (1) Sole source awards to an SDVOSB;
  - (2) Set-aside awards, including partial set-asides, based on competition restricted to SDVOSBs;
  - (3) Awards based on a reserve for SDVOSBs in a solicitation for a Multiple Award Contract (see [§ 125.1](/cfr/13/125.1.md) of this chapter); or
  - (4) Orders set aside for SDVOSBs against a Multiple Award Contract, which had been awarded in full and open competition or as a small business set-aside.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(q), 634(b)(6), 644, 645, 657f, 657f-1.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 73412, Nov. 29, 2022, unless otherwise noted.