Effective July 1, 2017, new legislation allows for the reciprocal certification of SWaM certification to companies that are certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in specific certification programs and designations without requiring the company to complete the full SWaM application process.
SBSD will be adjusting the certification process to allow business who have been certified with the following federal designations to receive immediate recognition of those certifications:
SBA 8A: Details on the program can be found on the SBA site. Click Here
EDWOSB: Details on the program can be found on the SBS site. Click Here
VOSB/SDVOSB: Details on these Programs can be found on the VA site. Click Here
SBSD is in the process of updating the current certification applications and process to fast track these key certifications.
Link to LIS:
http://lis.virginia.gov/lis.htm
Link to summary and bill history for HB1858:
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=171&typ=bil&val=hb1858
Link to bill text – HB1858:
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1858ER+pdf