Erie County Contracts: Six Percent Goal for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses

Since Local Law 3 of 2023, every Erie County department aims for at least six percent of County contracts to go to businesses certified by the State as service-disabled veteran-owned, with the County's Equal Employment Opportunity office doing the outreach.

Also called: SDVOB, service-disabled veteran-owned business, contracts, Local Law 3 of 2023, procurement, EEO.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Erie County, NYCounty

Local Law 3 of 2023 applies to every Erie County department, division, office and bureau, Erie Community College, and boards most of whose members the County Executive appoints. The goal. Each must make good faith efforts to give businesses certified under the State's Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act greater participation in County contracts, aiming for at least six percent, and keep records of those efforts. It is a goal, not a set-aside. Outreach. The County's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity reaches out to certified businesses and keeps a database of them. Getting certified. Certification is the State's; see the New York entry on service-disabled veteran-owned business certification. A service-disabled veteran who owns a business in Erie County should certify with the State Office of General Services and then register with the County's EEO office.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Erie County Contracts: Six Percent Goal for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses
Gate	Rule
A business certified by the State as service-disabled veteran-owned	The State certification requires a service-connected disability rating of at least 10 percent; see the State entry.

Sources

Erie County Local Law 3 of 2023, service-disabled veterans in Erie County contracts (PDF)Official

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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