Certifications

HUBZone program (#63374)

Coronado Distribution Company, Inc. is a “certified HUBZone small business concern.”and is eligible for HUBZone opportunities. As a certified HUBZone small business concern, Coronado Industrial Supply may receive program benefits, including eligibility for HUBZone set-aside awards, HUBZone sole source awards, the HUBZone Price Evaluation Preference in full and open competition, and HUBZone reserves.

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

The Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-50 ) established an annual government-wide goal of not less than 3% of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. On December 16, 2003, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183 ) was passed by Congress. Section 308 of the Act (Public Law 108-183) established a procurement program for Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBC). This procurement program provides that federal contracting officers may restrict competition to SDVOSBCs and award a sole source or set-aside contract where certain criteria are met. The Small Business Administration has issued an interim final rule, establishing a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Program. This program establishes the criteria to be used in federal contracting to determine service-disabled veteran status; business ownership and control requirements; guidelines for establishing sole source and set-aside procurement opportunities; and protest and appeal procedures for SDVOSBC procurements. Purpose of the SDVOSBC Program The purpose of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Procurement Program is to provide procuring agencies with the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled-veteran-owned small business concerns, as well as the authority to make sole source awards to service-disabled-veteran-owned small business concerns if certain conditions are met. (See Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 13 C.F.R. § 125.8-125.10).

Vets First Verification Program

The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461) provides the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with unique authority for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-aside and sole source contracts. A new hierarchy for open market procurements places highest priority with SDVOSBs first, then VOSBs. They are followed by certified HUBZone firms, 8(a) participants, and certified Woman-Owned Small Businesses (in no particular order of precedence), all other small businesses, and finally, full and open competitions (unrestricted). This procurement authority, and its subsequent implementation, is a logical extension of VA’s mission to care for our Nation’s Veterans. VA refers to this program as the Veterans First Contracting Program. See VA Acquisition Regulation Part 808, Required Sources of Supplies and Services for priorities in purchasing and procurement. The Vets First Verification Program ensures that set-aside funds are awarded to legitimate firms owned and controlled by Veterans and Service-disabled Veterans. During Verification, the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) verifies SDVOSBs/VOSBs according to the tenets found in Title 38 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 74 that address Veteran eligibility, ownership, and control. In order to qualify for participation in the Veterans First Contracting Program, eligible SDVOSBs/VOSBs must first be verified.

National Minority Supplier Development Council

The National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc ® (NMSDC®) is one of the country’s leading corporate membership organizations. Whether you’re a small minority-owned organization or a billion dollar powerhouse, we’re committed to helping you solve the growing need for supplier diversity. We do this by matching our more than 12,000 certified minority-owned businesses to our vast network of corporate members who wish to purchase their products, services and solutions. Our corporate membership includes many of the largest public and privately-owned companies, as well healthcare companies, colleges and universities. The NMSDC network includes: – a national office in New York City – 23 affiliate regional councils nationwide – 1,750 corporate members and growing

Small Business & Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SB & DVBE #1756719)

The Department of General Services (DGS) Procurement Division (PD) sets state procurement policies and provides purchasing services. It delegates purchasing authority; certifies small and/or Disabled Veteran businesses to do business with the state; sponsors the Small Business Council; participates in the Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Council; and provides innovative purchasing methods that save taxpayers’ dollars, integrating quality solutions to meet customers’ needs.

AbilityOne Program

The AbilityOne Program is a Federal initiative to help people who are blind or have other significant disabilities find employment by working within a national network of over 600 Nonprofit Agencies that sell products and services to the U.S. government. The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is the Federal agency authorized to administer the AbilityOne Program.

Best-in-Class

Best in Class (BIC) means that something has been designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a preferred governmentwide solution that:

Allows acquisition experts to take advantage of pre-vetted, governmentwide contract solutions
Supports a governmentwide migration to solutions that are mature and market-proven
Assists in the optimization of spend, within the governmentwide category management framework
Increases the transactional data available for agency level and governmentwide analysis of buying behavior

U.S. Small Business Administration (#305921)

In order to help small, disadvantaged businesses compete in the marketplace, the SBA created the 8(a) Business Development Program. What is the 8(a) Business Development Program? The 8(a) Business Development Program is a business assistance program for small disadvantaged businesses. The 8(a) Program offers a broad scope of assistance to firms that are owned and controlled at least 51% by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The 8(a) Program is an essential instrument for helping socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs gain access to the economic mainstream of American society. The program helps thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs to gain a foothold in government contracting. Participants can receive sole-source contracts, up to a ceiling of $4 million for goods and services and $6.5 million for manufacturing. While we help 8(a) firms build their competitive and institutional know-how, we also encourage you to participate in competitive acquisitions. 8(a) firms are also able to form joint ventures and teams to bid on contracts. This enhances the ability of 8(a) firms to perform larger prime contracts and overcome the effects of contract bundling, the combining of two or more contracts together into one large contract. Also, see the Mentor-Protégé Program for more information on allowing starting 8(a) companies to learn the ropes from other more experienced businesses.

HUBZone program (#63374)

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Vets First Verification Program

National Minority Supplier Development Council

Small Business & Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SB & DVBE #1756719)

AbilityOne Program

Best-in-Class

U.S. Small Business Administration (#305921)

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HUBZone program (#63374)

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Vets First Verification Program

National Minority Supplier Development Council

Small Business & Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SB & DVBE #1756719)

AbilityOne Program

Best-in-Class

U.S. Small Business Administration (#305921)

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