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Contracting Diversity News

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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NY

Two MWBE bills signed into law in New York

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law two bills addressing the needs of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in achieving equity in State contracting. The two bills are aimed at assisting MWBEs in thei...


Published Dec 22, 2023

TX

Travis County issues HUB participation report

Travis County has issued its HUB Utilization Annual Report for fiscal year 2023, which looks into the utilization of historically underutilized businesses (or HUBs) by the County. The report made findings of growth in util...


Published Dec 15, 2023




CO

Boulder County and the City of Boulder to begin disparity study

The City of Boulder and Boulder County will be jointly working to conduct a disparity study into the experiences of small and diverse businesses in City and County procurement. If such disparities are found, the study will...


Published Dec 15, 2023

OR

Oregon MBE, WBE, Vetbiz disparity study released

The State of Oregon has released its 2023 disparity study into the experiences of businesses owned by persons of color, women, and service-disabled veterans doing, or attempting to do, business with the State. The study wa...


Published Dec 11, 2023



TN

Knoxville City Council considers MWBE, VOBE disparity study

Knoxville City Council is currently considering the results of a recently released disparity study. The study examined the experiences of businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans (MWBEs and VOBEs) in competing f...


Published Nov 22, 2023

WA

Seattle Mayor issues order on WMBE contracting

Mayor Bruce Harrell of Seattle has signed an executive order expanding contracting access for minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs). The order was signed at the City's 2023 Reverse Vendor Trade Show....


Published Nov 22, 2023

IL

City of Bloomington launches MWBE equity initiative

The City of Bloomington has launched a new initiative,  the Bloomington Equity Advancement Program (BEAP), which aims to provide minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) with greater opportunities to par...


Published Nov 22, 2023



NC

City of Asheville MWBE disparity study ongoing

The City of Asheville is in the process of conducting a disparity study into the experiences of minority, and women‐owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises (MWDBEs) in doing, or attempting to do business with the C...


Published Nov 21, 2023

Nat'l

Office of Management and Budget issues memo on SDB utilization

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) within the federal government has issued a memo directing federal government agencies to raise their spending with small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), as designated by the U.S. ...


Published Nov 21, 2023

FL

St. Petersburg City Council approves new MWBE program

The St. Petersburg City Council has approved a new program for minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs). The Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) within the City's Procurement and Supplier Management Department...


Published Oct 16, 2023



NY

Westchester County encourages MWBEs to get certified

Westchester County has recently released its Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) Annual Expenditure and Utilization Report, showing that the County has made great strides in utilizing MWBEs in its procurem...


Published Oct 16, 2023

NY

New York City reaches new MWBE spending record

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced that the City hit a record for utilization of minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) in fiscal year 2023. During that period, City agencies and affiliated entit...


Published Oct 12, 2023

CT

Connecticut passes new provisions assisting MWBEs

The State of Connecticut has passed several new provisions as part of its budget which will aid minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in doing business with the state. The Department of Administrative Services (DAS)...


Published Oct 02, 2023

Nat'l

SBA takes steps to curb abuse of HUBZone program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced it is taking steps to curb abuses of the HUBZone program. The program is for the aid of businesses in historically underutilized areas - those places marked by hig...


Published Sep 27, 2023

MD

Anne Arundel County releases 2022 SWMBE disparity study

Anne Arundel County has released a disparity study into its Small, Woman, or Minority Business Enterprise (SWMBE) program. The study examined the County's contracting with SWMBEs during the period of fiscal years 2017 thro...


Published Sep 22, 2023