Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office
Massachusetts VBE/SDVOBE Certification (via NaVOBA)
Who's eligible
Massachusetts businesses 51%+ owned by veterans or service-disabled veterans. Massachusetts partners with NaVOBA (National Veteran Owned Business Association) for third-party certification.
How to claim
Obtain NaVOBA certification first (navoba.org), then register with the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office.
Editor's take
Massachusetts veterans pursuing state contracting. MA is one of 14 states with veteran business set-aside programs.
You are not doing Massachusetts state contracting.
Two-step process: NaVOBA cert first (which has its own fee), then state registration. NaVOBA is a nonprofit but certification is not free.
Massachusetts partners with NaVOBA rather than running its own certification process. NaVOBA certification is portable and recognized by many corporate supplier diversity programs (a secondary benefit beyond state contracting).