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N. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses Participation Article 3 of Veterans’ Services Law, as amended, authorized the creation of the Division of Service-Disabled Veterans' Business Development to promote participation of Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) in New York State contracting. The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act recognizes the veterans’ service to and sacrifice for our nation, declares that it is New York State’s public policy to promote and encourage the continuing economic development of service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and allows eligible Veteran business owners to become certified as a New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB), in order to increase their participation in New York State's contracting opportunities. To this effect, the Department of State (DOS) has implemented a Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) Program, as mandated by Article 3. To comply with the SDVOB Program goals of 6%, the Department of State strongly encourages grantees to make every effort, to the maximum extent possible, to engage certified SDVOBs in the purchasing of commodities, services and technology in the performance of their contracts with the Department. If SDVOB utilization is obtained, a quarterly SDVOB utilization report should be submitted to the Department with information of the utilization percentage achieved during that quarter. Contractor Reporting Forms are found at: https://dos.ny.gov/supplier-diversity. The Division of Service-Disabled Veterans' Business Development (DSDVBD) is housed within the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) and maintains a directory of the NYS Certified SDVOBs. For assistance with engaging SDVOB vendors in your contracts, please contact the Division of Service-Disabled Veterans' Business Development at the following email address: [email protected], or the DOS Bureau of Fiscal Management – SDVOB Program at [email protected]. The directory of certified SDVOB vendors can be found at: https://sdves.ogs.ny.gov/business-search. O. Refunds and Repayments The Contractor shall promptly return funds due the State, including repayment of unexpended advances or disallowances. The Contractor shall make payment within forty- five (45) days of the end or termination of the Contract or demand from the Department. The Contractor shall reference the contract number with its payment and include a brief explanation of why the refund is made. Refunds shall be made payable to and addressed, as stated below: Payable to: NYS Department State Mail to: NYS Department of State, Bureau of Fiscal Management Address: One Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Ave, Suite 1110 Albany, NY 12210 Contract Number: C1003337 Page 13 of 14, Attachment A-1 – Agency Specific Terms and Conditions