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We established this diversity-in-contracting focus journal in 2005 to help the DBE, M/WBE, DVBE, and small business community stay informed about pertinent public procurement news and events.


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WA

Clark Public Utilities Small Works Roster and Professional Engineering and Architects Roster

[NOTE: The text below is provided as-is, with the text provided to us by Clark Public Utilities directly.]Clark Public Utilities is updating its Small Works Roster for public works projects und...


Published Jan 09, 2023

WA

Clark Public Utilities Notice to Vendors

[NOTE: The text below is provided as-is, with the text provided to us by Clark Public Utilities directly.]Clark Public Utilities of Clark County, Washington, has established vendor lists for su...


Published Jan 09, 2023




OR

ODOT surpasses its DBE contracting goal for 2022

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced that it has surpassed its own goal for contracting with disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) during the previous fiscal year of 2022. That DBE participation...


Published Dec 27, 2022

FL

City of St. Petersburg launches Office of Supplier Diversity

The City of St. Petersburg has announced the launch of its new Office of Supplier Diversity, organized within the City's Procurement Department. The new Office will bolster efforts to foster diversity and inclusion within ...


Published Dec 20, 2022



CT

Ducci Electrical Contractors provides info for firms wishing to be added to bid list

[NOTE: the following text was composed by Ducci Electrical Contractors - DBE Goodfaith is publishing it on their behalf]At Ducci Electrical Contractors, we believe it is our duty to encourage t...


Published Dec 20, 2022

Nat'l

Final rule on transfer of VOSB/SDVOSB certification issued

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Final Rule on Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Certification has been published in the Federal Register, and, as planned...


Published Dec 07, 2022

VA

Charlottesville Area Transit proposes DBE goal

Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) has proposed a DBE participation goal for fiscal years 2023 through 2025, in accordance with regulations requiring it to do so as a recipient of federal transit funding. The proposed DBE ...


Published Dec 06, 2022



AZ

ADOT seeking public comment on DBE goals

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is seeking public comment on its new disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goals for fiscal years 2024 through 2026. ADOT is required to set such DBE particip...


Published Nov 17, 2022

CA

California Governor signs AB 2019 on equity in contracting

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2019, a bill intended to provide small businesses in California with equity and opportunity in public contracting.The bill's key components include: requiring the small busin...


Published Nov 09, 2022

CA

City of San José to perform MWBE, LGBT, VetBiz disparity study

The City of San José has announced it is preparing to launch a disparity study into the experiences of minority-, women-, disabled veteran-, and LGBTQ+- owned businesses and their experiences relating to City contra...


Published Nov 09, 2022



KY

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce launches MWBE directory

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, through its Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, has launched its own Kentucky Minority-Owned Business Database, or MBD at www.mbdky.com, which aggregates certifications from vario...


Published Oct 27, 2022

OH

City of Toledo releases Disparity Study

The City of Toledo has announced the delivery of its first-ever disparity study into the experiences of minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) in City contracting. The study was conducted in an attempt to d...


Published Oct 24, 2022

MD

Baltimore releases results of MWBE disparity study

The Office of Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has released to the Board of Estimates the results of a disparity study of work overseen by the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office (MWBOO). The study found stati...


Published Oct 17, 2022

DC

USDOT solicits comments on NPRM due by Oct 31, 2022

The deadline for stakeholder public comment on the ACDBE and DBE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on July 21, 2022 is coming up. The deadline has been extended to...


Published Oct 11, 2022

NY

New York Governor signs MWBE legislation package

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a package of legislation affecting minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) into law. The three bills (those being A9259-A/S3390-A, A6420/S571, and A10459/S9351)...


Published Oct 10, 2022