48 CFR 819.7005 : Federal Acquisition Regulations System (Section 1.000 To Parts 9906-9999) — Department Of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800 - 899) (Part 800 To Parts 874-899) — Socioeconomic Programs (Parts 819 - 825) (Section 819.201 To Part 826) — Small Business Programs (Section 819.201 To Section 819.7115) — Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned And Veteran-Owned Small Business Acquisition Program (Section 819.7001 To Section 819.7009) — Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside procedures.

(a) The contracting officer shall consider SDVOSB set-asides before considering VOSB set-asides. Except as authorized by 813.106, 819.7007 and 819.7008, the contracting officer shall set-aside an acquisition for competition restricted to SDVOSB concerns upon a reasonable expectation that,

(1) Offers will be received from two or more eligible SDVOSB concerns; and

(2) Award will be made at a fair and reasonable price.

(b) When conducting SDVOSB set-asides, the contracting officer shall ensure:

(1) Eligibility is extended to businesses owned and operated by surviving spouses; and

(2) Businesses are registered and verified as eligible in the VIP database prior to making an award.

(c) If the contracting officer receives only one acceptable offer at a fair and reasonable price from an eligible SDVOSB concern in response to a SDVOSB set-aside, the contracting officer should make an award to that concern. If the contracting officer receives no acceptable offers from eligible SDVOSB concerns, the set-aside shall be withdrawn and the requirement, if still valid, set aside for VOSB competition, if appropriate.