Copiers, printers, and managed print from a certified SDVOSB.

An SDVOSB is a small business that is at least 51% unconditionally and directly owned, and controlled, by one or more veterans with a service-connected disability, and that SBA has certified through VetCert. Certified firms recertify every three years.

To verify STG, search UEI MPA3HK7HXYW5 in SAM.gov or SBA's Small Business Search.

13 CFR 128.200–128.202; 13 CFR 128.306.

Whenever market research gives you a reasonable expectation that at least two responsible SDVOSBs will submit offers and the award can be made at a fair market price. Outside VA, the SDVOSB set-aside is discretionary: you may use it, but you aren't required to.

15 U.S.C. 657f; FAR 19.1405 (FAR Overhaul deviation 19.106-2); 13 CFR 128.404.

No. There is no order of precedence among the 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB programs. You choose the program that fits your market research and your agency's goals. (VA is the exception: it must consider SDVOSBs first. See the Rule of Two section below.)

FAR 19.203; FAR Overhaul Part 19 deviation.

Yes. You may award a sole-source contract to a certified SDVOSB when you don't reasonably expect offers from two or more SDVOSBs, the firm is responsible, and the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Since October 1, 2025, the ceiling is $5 million, or $8.5 million under a manufacturing NAICS code, both including options.

At or below the simplified acquisition threshold, you may also set aside or sole-source to an SDVOSB.

FAR 19.1406 (FAR Overhaul deviation 19.106-3), as adjusted by FAC 2025-06; 13 CFR 128.405–128.406.

Yes. The government-wide SDVOSB goal is now 5% of prime contract dollars (raised from 3% by the FY2024 NDAA). Goal credit goes to awards made to certified SDVOSBs, whatever the competition type, and STG is certified. Actions that aren't individually reported to FPDS, such as most micro-purchases on a purchase card, generally don't appear in goaling data.

15 U.S.C. 644(g); FY2024 NDAA §§ 863–864.

It depends on what you're buying:

• Leases, maintenance, and managed print are generally acquired under services NAICS codes such as 532420 (leasing) and 811210 (repair and maintenance). The nonmanufacturer rule doesn't apply to services. Instead, the limitations on subcontracting do: STG can't pay more than 50% of the amount paid for services to subcontractors that aren't similarly situated.
• Equipment purchases on an SDVOSB set-aside or sole-source award fall under the nonmanufacturer rule at any dollar value. A reseller must supply a small business manufacturer's product unless SBA has waived the rule, through a class waiver for that product or an individual waiver you request for the contract. Canon, Ricoh, and Brother are large manufacturers, so a waiver is needed. We'll help you document the request.
• Small business set-asides between $15,000 and $350,000 are exempt from the nonmanufacturer rule. That exemption covers general small business set-asides only, not SDVOSB set-asides. An award to STG under a small business set-aside still counts toward your SDVOSB goal.
• Micro-purchases aren't set-asides, so the rule doesn't apply.

13 CFR 121.406; 13 CFR 125.6; FAR 19.505 and 52.219-33.

Yes, at your discretion. Under the FAR Overhaul Part 19 deviation, the rule of two doesn't apply to orders under multiple-award contracts or the Federal Supply Schedule. Setting an order aside for SDVOSBs is optional and can't be protested. VA is different: under Kingdomware, VA's statutory Rule of Two also reaches FSS orders.

FAR 8.405-5; FAR Overhaul Part 19 deviation; Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States, 579 U.S. 162 (2016).

We're an authorized Canon, Ricoh, and Brother dealer for sales and service. For HP and other common brands, we source through national distributors TD SYNNEX and Ingram Micro. We also maintain the desktop laser printers you already own.

Yes. Our own technicians cover 16 Northern California counties. Through our partnership with Brother USA, we can deploy and maintain print devices anywhere in the U.S., and we partner or contract with Canon, Ricoh, and Brother for service in areas outside our reach. On set-aside awards, we structure that work to stay within SBA's limitations on subcontracting.

You get the same technology at the same price points as buying from the manufacturer. Our pricing is based on manufacturer GSA Schedule rates, which makes your fair-and-reasonable price determination straightforward, and you support your agency's SDVOSB goals at the same time.

STG was founded in 1995 by a career copier technician on a fast-response service promise, and we still run the company that way. We're authorized by three major manufacturers, we deliver genuine OEM equipment and parts, and we have recent federal and state awards you can check. See past performance below, or ask us for references.