Joseph Brill 518-474-5987 | joseph.brill@ogs.ny.gov
September 02, 2021
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NEW YORK STATE ANNOUNCES MILESTONE HELPING BUSINESSES OWNED BY DISABLED VETERANSAnnouncement at the 2021 Great New York State Fair in Honor of Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Day |
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NYS OGS Reaches 900 Certified & Active Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses Fifteen New Businesses Receive SDVOB Certification From OGS New York State Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito today announced the State’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) program reached a significant milestone with 900 certified SDVOBs now active. “New York State recognizes the important contributions our veterans make every day to our country. This program honors our service-disabled veterans by offering opportunities to grow their businesses. This wonderful achievement proves that SDVOBs are a growing force in New York State’s economy,” Commissioner Destito said. “I want to applaud my agency’s Division of Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Development for all their hard work over the past seven years. A military veteran leads the division, and the staff has demonstrated an extraordinary determination to see this initiative grow to its full potential.” The Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development was created within OGS following the enactment of The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Busines Act, which was signed into law on May 12, 2014. The Act allows eligible business owners to get certified as an SDVOB and encourages and supports eligible SDVOBS to play a greater role in the State’s economy by increasing their participation in the State’s contracting opportunities. The Act promotes and encourages participation of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses in the State’s public procurements of public works, commodities, services, and technology to foster and advance economic development in New York State. The Act established a 6 percent participation goal for SDVOBs on State contracts. State agencies’ utilization of SDVOBs has grown from approximately $16 million in payments to certified companies in 2016 to nearly $150 million in 2020 and is on track to reach approximately $170 million by the end of the current fiscal year. In 2017, OGS announced that a new, searchable, web-based directory of New York State-certified service-disabled veteran-owned businesses was available on the OGS website. The directory makes it easier for State agencies as well as private sector companies and the public to search for and find SDVOBs based on their location and the services, commodities, or technology they provide. The directory, along with more information about the program and the certification process, can be found on the OGS website – www.ogs.ny.gov – in the “Do Business With OGS” tab. Joining Commissioner Destito at the Great New York State Fair today were Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development Executive Director Ken Williams and the owners of two State-certified SDVOBS:
Commissioner Destito also announced that the following 15 businesses were recently certified, which brings the total number of active, certified SDVOBS to 900:
Sponsored by Lockheed Martin, The Great New York State Fair celebrates the men and women of the military each year on Armed Forces Day with free admission to any active duty or veteran with military identification. |
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