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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 directed the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create a Governmentwide certification program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Effective January 1, 2023, SBA assumed responsibility for certifying Veteran-Owned small firms. If you have questions, please contact SBA at vetcert@sba.gov. You can also call 800-862-8088, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. EST to speak to an SBA representative about the Veteran certification program or visit Veteran Small Business Certification.(sba.gov)

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SBL Organization

View the list below to connect with your local SBL today!

For questions regarding VA Small and Veteran Business Programs, please contact us at 1–866–584–2344 or VETBIZ@VA.GOV.

Small Business Liaisons
Procurement Office Point of Contact
VA New England Healthcare System
VISN 1
John (Dan) Harris
802-296-9363 ext 5175
White River Junction, VT
VA Health Care Upstate New York
VISN 2
Mary Ellen Haefner
716-862-7343
Buffalo, NY
Victoria Clark
585-364-9156
Canandaigua, NY
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
VISN 4
Richard Loeffler
412-822-3649
Pittsburgh, PA
VA Capital Health Care Network
VISN 5
Kenneth M. Dougherty
202-745-8000 ext 58411
Washington, DC
VA Mid-Atlantic Network
VISN 6
Michael Eskarous
757-315-3984
Hampton, VA
VA Southeast Network
VISN 7
Wallace James Edmondson III
404-414-6305
Decatur, GA
VA Sunshine Healthcare Network
VISN 8
Trina Berry
813-894-1698
Tampa, FL
VA Midsouth Healthcare Network
VISN 9
Darryl Scherer
615-225-6646
Murfreesboro, TN
VA Healthcare System
VISN 10
Monae D. Heath
937-262-2152
Kettering, OH
VA Great Lakes Health Care System
VISN 12
VACANT
VA Heartland Network
VISN 15
David Mugan
913-946-1147
Leavenworth, KS
South Central VA Health Care Network
VISN 16
Tammy M. Crump
504-507-4147
New Orleans, LA
VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network
VISN 17
Hattie Williams
214-938-5262
Dallas, TX
VA Rocky Mountain Network
VISN 19
Tamanica Danford-Leaf
972-708-0808
Greenwood Village, CO
VA Northwest Network
VISN 20
Shayne A. Park
360-815-2785
Vancouver, WA
VA Sierra Pacific Network
VISN 21
Michael Dupalo
916-923-4525
McClellan, CA
VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network
VISN 22
Catalina Fernandez
915-433-7348
Mesa, AZ (Gilbert)

Jawaid R. Khan
562-766-2295
Long Beach, CA
VA Midwest Health Care Network
VISN 23
David S. Diercks
651-293-3045
Minneapolis, MN
Program Contracting Activity - Central Shaun McWeeny
216-447-8300 ext 49583
Seven Hills, OH

Jeremy Gulden
216-447-8300 ext 49537
Seven Hills, OH
Program Contracting Office - East Michael E. James
718-526-1000 ext 7521
Washington, DC
RPO-W Dawneen Williams
916-692-7328
McClellan, CA
RPO-E Richard Loeffler
412-822-3649
Pittsburgh, PA
RPO-C VACANT
NAC Merl Stroder
708-786-7600
Hines, IL
SAC-V Tamara Dean
202-815-9576
Fredericksburg, VA
SAC-F Tamara Dean
202-815-9576
Frederick, MD
TAC Tony Owens
848-377-5233
Eatontown,NJ
VBA Christopher Wynn
612-986-4881
Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Vacant 
National Cemetery Administration Tyra Lee
540-658-7214
Office of Acquisition Operations Robert Overbey
202-461-6809
Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC) Ashley McAvinew
303-273-6223
Denver Logistics Service (formerly Denver Logistics Center (DLC) and Commodities and Services Acquisition Service (CSAS))
Golden, CO
Please note: Content on this Web page is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal advice or to be a comprehensive statement or analysis of application statures, regulations, and case law governing this topic. Rather, it's a plain language summary. If you are seeking claims assistance, your local VA regional office, a VA-recognized Veterans Service Organization, or a VA-accredited attorney or agent can help.