Reconcile service-disabled-veteran flags with SBA certification.
The dataset shows 177 matches for this pattern; the 50 largest are cited here — VA contract awards whose federal record flags the recipient as service-disabled-veteran-owned without an SBA SDVOSB certification on or before the award date ($86.0M). Because these awards were not set aside, the likely effect is on small-business goaling credit rather than eligibility; FY2024 NDAA §864 requires certification for awards counted toward SDVOSB goals. The recommendation is grounded in 50 pattern-detector matches across the VA award data. Each cited match links back to specific source records, so every dollar in the headline can be re-added from them. Dollars are obligations on the cited records, not estimated losses.
Net obligations involved is the sum of the cited matches' obligations (commitments recorded on USAspending.gov). It is the scale of the records to review, not an estimate of loss, improper payment or recoverable money; totals across recommendations can overlap.
Risk overview
Recipient identity and representation gaps weaken the DATA Act reporting chain and small-business goaling credit.
Master-data gaps cascade into every downstream report and control.
Public data with identity gaps is harder for oversight bodies to trust.
Justification & audit trail
50 cited matches · $86.0M in net obligations involved
The dataset shows 177 matches for this pattern; the 50 largest are cited here — VA contract awards whose federal record flags the recipient as service-disabled-veteran-owned without an SBA SDVOSB certification on or before the award date ($86.0M). Because these awards were not set aside, the likely effect is on small-business goaling credit rather than eligibility; FY2024 NDAA §864 requires certification for awards counted toward SDVOSB goals. The recommendation is grounded in 50 pattern-detector matches across the VA award data. Each cited match links back to specific source records, so every dollar in the headline can be re-added from them. Dollars are obligations on the cited records, not estimated losses.
- obligated_total$15.4Msource: app.award_current
- first_sdvosb_cert_startnonesource: sba.cert
- obligated_total$14.6Msource: app.award_current
- first_sdvosb_cert_startnonesource: sba.cert
- obligated_total$8.5Msource: app.award_current
- first_sdvosb_cert_startnonesource: sba.cert
| Source | Row | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| app.award_current | CONT_AWD_36C25724N0080_3600_36C25724D0016_3600 | obligated_total | 15,351,131 |
| sba.cert | CONT_AWD_36C25724N0080_3600_36C25724D0016_3600 | first_sdvosb_cert_start | none |
| app.award_current | CONT_AWD_36C25925N0329_3600_36C10X24D0003_3600 | obligated_total | 14,622,400 |
| sba.cert | CONT_AWD_36C25925N0329_3600_36C10X24D0003_3600 | first_sdvosb_cert_start | none |
| app.award_current | CONT_AWD_36C25725N0397_3600_36C25724D0016_3600 | obligated_total | 8,490,787 |
| sba.cert | CONT_AWD_36C25725N0397_3600_36C25724D0016_3600 | first_sdvosb_cert_start | none |
| app.award_current | CONT_AWD_36C25726N0487_3600_36C25724D0016_3600 | obligated_total | 8,448,974 |
| sba.cert | CONT_AWD_36C25726N0487_3600_36C25724D0016_3600 | first_sdvosb_cert_start | none |
| app.award_current | CONT_AWD_36C26223C0201_3600_-NONE-_-NONE- | obligated_total | 6,343,179 |
| sba.cert | CONT_AWD_36C26223C0201_3600_-NONE-_-NONE- | first_sdvosb_cert_start | none |
Timeline & dependencies
- D+60Cross-reference complete
- D+120Policy draft circulated
- D+150Council review scheduled
Calibrated next steps
- 01Check whether these awards were counted toward VA's SDVOSB goaling achievement.
- 02Ask the vendors to update their SAM.gov representations or complete VetCert certification.