CNY, North Country businesses receive New York State service-disabled veteran-owned business certification

New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner RoAnn Destito recently announced that one Central New York and two North Country businesses have been certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB).

The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Leatherneck Safety Services and Supply LLC, a Fayetteville–based firm that supplies and installs fire-suppression systems; NCC Systems Inc., a Potsdam–based business that specializes in commercial and residential security and fire systems; and, Caryne Construction LLC, which is located in Theresa and provides construction scheduling.

The division was created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014 through enactment of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act. As of April 26, 2019, a total of 632 businesses have been certified.

The law promotes and encourages participation of SDVOBs in New York State public procurements of public works, commodities, services and technology to “foster and advance economic development” in the state.

For a business to receive certification, one or more service-disabled veterans — with a service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or from the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs for National Guard veterans) — must own at least 51 percent of the business. Other criteria include: the business must be independently owned and operated and have a significant business presence in New York, it must have conducted business for at least one year prior to the application date, and it must qualify as a small business under the New York State program. Several more requirements also need to be met. 

New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner RoAnn Destito recently announced that one Central New York and two North Country businesses have been certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB).

The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Leatherneck Safety Services and Supply LLC, a Fayetteville–based firm that supplies and installs fire-suppression systems; NCC Systems Inc., a Potsdam–based business that specializes in commercial and residential security and fire systems; and, Caryne Construction LLC, which is located in Theresa and provides construction scheduling.

The division was created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014 through enactment of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act. As of April 26, 2019, a total of 632 businesses have been certified.

The law promotes and encourages participation of SDVOBs in New York State public procurements of public works, commodities, services and technology to “foster and advance economic development” in the state.

For a business to receive certification, one or more service-disabled veterans — with a service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or from the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs for National Guard veterans) — must own at least 51 percent of the business. Other criteria include: the business must be independently owned and operated and have a significant business presence in New York, it must have conducted business for at least one year prior to the application date, and it must qualify as a small business under the New York State program. Several more requirements also need to be met.