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Interim Internal Purchasing Guidelines > 9 Labor Guidelines > 9.10 Veterans
9.10.1 Requirement
The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 (38 U.S.C.
4212), Executive Order 11701 of January 23, 1973, the Veterans
Employment Opportunities Act of 1999, and the implementing regulations of
the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-250) require suppliers to take affirmative
action to employ, and advance in employment, qualified special disabled
veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other eligible veterans without
discrimination based on their disability or veterans' status, and to list all
employment openings with appropriate local employment services.
9.10.2 Applicability
9.10.2.a General. Except as provided in 9.10.2.b, every contract for supplies or
services (including utility, construction, and transportation services) or for the
use of real or personal property (including lease arrangements) in the amount
of $25,000 or more must include Clause 9-14, Affirmative Action for Disabled
Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, which is included in Clause 4-2,
and must be checked-off by the contracting officer as applicable. No
contracting officer, supplier, or subsupplier may purchase quantities of
supplies or services in less-than-normal quantities to avoid application of
Clause 9-14.
9.10.2.b Reports. Contracts may not be awarded to suppliers that have not submitted
an annual Form VETS-100, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment
Report. To determine whether a report has been submitted, contracting
officers must:
1. Query the Department of Labor's VETS-100 Database via the Internet
at www.vets100.cudenver.edu/vets100search.htm using the validation
code "vets" to proceed with the search in the database; or
2. Contract the VETS-100 reporting system via email at
verify@vets100.com for confirmation, if the supplier represents that it
has submitted the VETS-100 Report and is not listed in the database.
9.10.2.d Request for Exemption. The contracting officer must submit a detailed
justification for any proposed exemption to the VP, SM, for submission
through channels to the Postmaster General and the Director, OFCCP.
9.10.3 Department of Labor Notices
The contracting officer must furnish the supplier appropriate notices for
posting when such notices are prescribed by the Director, OFCCP.
9.10.4 Complaints
The contracting officer must forward any complaint concerning the Act
through channels to the VP, SM. No investigation or attempt to resolve the
complaint may be made without specific instructions from the VP, SM.
9.10.5 Department of Labor Sanctions
When Supply Management Infrastructure is notified that the Department of
Labor has imposed sanctions on a supplier (such as withholding progress
payments, terminating or suspending the contract, or debarring the supplier)
for violation of Clause 9-14, the contracting officer must put the sanctions into
effect as soon as possible.
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