---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 134.1001"
title: "13"
number: "134.1001"
heading: "Scope of rules."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/134.1001"
---

# §134.1001. Scope of rules.

- (a) **The rules of practice in this subpart apply to VOSB or SDVOSB status protests.** A VOSB or SDVOSB status protest is the process by which an interested party (see [§ 134.1002(b)](/cfr/13/134.1002.md?p=b)) may challenge a concern's inclusion in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program database or the VOSB or SDVOSB status of an apparent successful offeror on a VOSB or SDVOSB contract, including a joint venture submitting an offer under [§ 128.402](/cfr/13/128.402.md) of this chapter. OHA will also consider a protest challenging whether a prime contractor is unduly reliant on a small, non-similarly situated entity subcontractor or if such subcontractor performs the primary and vital requirements of the contract.
- (b) Except where inconsistent with this subpart, the provisions of subparts [A](/cfr/13/subpartA.md) and [B](/cfr/13/subpartB.md) of this part apply to protests listed in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.
- (c) The protest procedures described in this subpart are separate from those governing size protests and size appeals. All protests relating to whether a VOSB or SDVOSB is a “small” business for purposes of any Federal program are subject to [part 121](/cfr/13/part121.md) of this chapter and must be filed in accordance with that part. If a protester protests both the size of a VOSB or SDVOSB and the concern's eligibility for the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program, SBA will process each protest concurrently, under the procedures set forth in [part 121](/cfr/13/part121.md) of this chapter and this part. SBA does not review issues concerning the administration of a VOSB or SDVOSB contract.
- (d) Appeals of denials and cancellations of certification for inclusion in the Veteran Small Business Certification Program are governed by subpart K of this part.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 87 FR 73425, Nov. 29, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504; 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 634(i), 637(a), 648(l), 656(i), 657t and 687(c); E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189. Subpart J issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart K issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart L issued under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36); Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 116-139, 134 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 116-142, 134 Stat. 641; and Pub. L. 116-147, 134 Stat. 660. Subpart M issued under 15 U.S.C. 657a; Pub. L. 117-81, 135 Stat. 1541.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.