Michigan has a special commitment to veterans with service-connected disabilities who bid on State of Michigan contracts.
Under
Public Act 91 of 2005
, businesses owned by qualified service-disabled veterans get a 10% pricing preference. "Service-connected disability" is defined as a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service as described in 38 USC 101(16). "Qualified" means a business entity that is 51% or more owned by one or more veterans with a service-connected disability.
PA 91 also establishes a goal of awarding 3% of total state expenditures for goods, services, and construction to qualified service-disabled veteran-owned companies. PA 133 of 2008 has now raised that goal to 5%.
In FY 2007, the State awarded contracts worth nearly $2.5 million to businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
VetBizCentral
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A non-profit organization located in mid-Michigan, VetBizCentral serves the entire state as well as northern parts of Indiana and Ohio with a wide array of
free business support services exclusively for veterans.
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) -
PTACs of Michigan are regional not-for-profit organizations, which assist Michigan businesses in obtaining federal, state and local government contracts.