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The bill increases federal contracting opportunities, visibility, and parity for veteran‑owned small businesses, but does so at the cost of reduced competition risk, potential higher procurement and compliance costs, and transitional implementation burdens that may shift opportunity and expense across other small businesses, contractors, and taxpayers.
Veteran-owned small businesses would receive a statutory annual contracting goal of at least 5% of federal prime and subcontract dollars, increasing predictable access to federal revenue.
Veteran-owned firms gain expanded access to federal opportunities through explicit statutory inclusion for set-asides and expanded sole-source authorities, increasing chances to win contracts.
Taxpayers, veterans, and oversight bodies benefit from stronger transparency and verification: agencies must report detailed award categories, the SBA scorecard will show veteran awards, and an eligibility database helps verify firms and reduce fraud.
Taxpayers and some procurement outcomes could face higher costs because expanding sole‑source/set‑aside authority may reduce competition and allow higher contract prices.
Non‑veteran small businesses could lose award share as a 5% contracting goal and veteran preferences shift procurement away from other small-business categories.
Federal agencies, prime contractors, and subcontractors will face increased administrative and reporting burdens to track, comply with, and report the new veteran-specific categories, raising compliance costs.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Allows sole-source and veteran-only set-aside federal contracts for veteran-owned small businesses, sets a 5% governmentwide contracting goal, and requires new reporting.
Introduced March 3, 2026 by Timothy Patrick Sheehy · Last progress March 3, 2026
Creates new procurement authorities and reporting rules so veteran-owned small businesses can receive more federal contracts. It allows federal agencies to award sole-source contracts and run set-aside competitions limited to veteran-owned small businesses under specific conditions, and it establishes a governmentwide goal that at least 5% of prime contract and subcontract dollars go to veteran-owned small businesses each year. Adds veteran-owned small businesses into multiple Small Business Act definitions and reporting programs so awards made via sole-source or restricted competitions are tracked on agency Scorecards and in annual reports. Eligibility is limited to small businesses listed in the federal veteran-owned small business database, and agencies must report awards in several new, specific categories.