By Daniel Koch and Stephen Ramaley (September 5, 2017, 12:43 PM EDT) -- Last year the U.S. Supreme Court in Kingdomware Technologies Inc. v. United States[1] appeared to have settled a long-standing dispute about whether the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must prefer service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses ("SDVOSBs/VOSBs"), instead of purchasing products or services from the General Service Administration's Federal Supply Schedules. The Supreme Court ruled against the VA, holding that pursuant to the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006,[2] the VA was required to set aside a procurement whenever two or more SDVOSBs/VOSBs are expected to submit a responsive offer at a reasonable price, i.e., whenever "the rule of two" is satisfied....