(a) Contracting Priority.—In procuring goods and services pursuant to a contracting preference under this title or any other provision of law, the Secretary shall give priority to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans, if such business concern also meets the requirements of that contracting preference.
(b) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “small business concern owned and controlled by veterans” means a small business concern that is included in the small business database maintained by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration under section 36 of the Small Business Act.
Structure US Code
PART VI— ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
SUBCHAPTER II— PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY
§ 8122. Authority to procure and dispose of property and to negotiate for common services
§ 8123. Procurement of prosthetic appliances
§ 8124. Grant of easements in Government-owned lands
§ 8125. Procurement of health-care items
§ 8126. Limitation on prices of drugs procured by Department and certain other Federal agencies
§ 8127. Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans: contracting goals and preferences
§ 8128. Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans: contracting priority