PATRIOTS VS PROFITEERS: The Patriot Index

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The PCOR: Patriots/Profiteer Index was devised as a mechanism for tabulating and evaluating the performance response of the leading corporations and organizations operating in the United States of America, to the needs and aspirations of those persons who have sacrificed their well being to ensure a safe and hospitable national business and economic environment for the nations business community.

Although some segments of the U.S. Industry and Commerce have respond with enthusiasm, the general reaction to the concept of assisting service disabled and prisoner of war veterans to pursue and achieve in entrepreneurial activities, has been muted.

As a means of quantifying and qualifying this private sector "attitude" ASDV has developed indices that will be gathered and consolidated for presentation to the U.S. Congress and the U.S. public as the basis for action initiatives.

We would welcome the sharing of federal government contractors' "GSA Form 294 and 295 Contract Performance Reports". A copy of that public information data would provide a basis for a positive dialogue, as well as enable the PCOR Index to accurately display performance.

PCOR has added a new Composite Index based on the information available that classifies organizations as PROFITEERS when evaluation shows that tax revenues have been directed to their benefit, without a corresponding indication of responsibility to those persons that sacrificed their well being for that prosperity.

Public Law 106-50 legislated a federal goal of 3% of all federal agency procurement, and that of their prime contractors, be directed to SDVE. That legislation also established supporting authority and institutions to enable the implementation of the P.L. 106-50 legislation. ASDV also co-sponsored P.L. 108-183 Section 3, unanimously passed by the U.S. Congress and enacted by the President of the United State, 20 December 2003. P.L. 108-183 establishes SDVE “SOLE SOURCE” and “RESTRICTED COMPETITION” for federal procurements.

ASDV and the National Task Force for Veterans' Entrepreneurship (TFVE) drafted the President of the United States Executive Order 13360 directing special actions to increase service disabled veteran opportunities in federal procurements.

We would be pleased to discuss methods by which your private sector organization can increase the inclusion of SDVE in our nation's economy.