The City of Houston is currently contemplating possible changes to its minority subcontracting program (the M/W/SBE, or minority-owned, women-owned, and small business enterprise program). The program is operated by ...

Published Mar 28, 2025

Hudson County, New Jersey, is implementing a number of measures aimed at improving contract equity for minority-owned businesses (MBEs), woman-owned businesses (WBEs), small businesses (SBEs), and veteran-owned busin...

Published Mar 28, 2025

Delaware's Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD), within the Delaware Division of Small Business (DSB), has announced the launch of a new online portal that aims to streamline the process of applying for small and ...

Published Mar 28, 2025

The City of Arlington exceeded its aspirational participation goal of 30 percent of contracts going to minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in fiscal year 2024. The City reached an MWBE participation goal of ...

Published Mar 24, 2025

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has published a set of DBE Special Provisions ahead of contract lettings for February 26, 2025. The new provisions will be applicable to all contracts let on or afte...

Published Mar 04, 2025

The City Commission for West Palm Beach has approved an ordinance which makes certain updates to the procedures of the City's Office of Small and Minority Business Programs (OSMB). The ordinance update codifies ...

Published Feb 20, 2025

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has issued his office's Annual Report on M/WBE Procurement for fiscal year 2024. The report reviews the utilization of minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs...

Published Feb 20, 2025

The New York State Legislature is considering a bill that was recently introduced by State Assembly Member J. Gary Pretlow, which would create a new small business development program in the state....

Published Feb 07, 2025

The U.S. Small Business Administration recently published an update to its business participation goals, resetting the goals for small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) down to its statutory floor. The new SDB goal app...

Published Feb 05, 2025

Following the publication of a Final Rule on the matter in December of 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) new regulations relating to eligibility for its "Historically Underutilized Busine...

Published Jan 20, 2025

[NOTE: the copy below was provided to DBE GoodFaith by Clark Public Utilities, and we are publishing it verbatim.]Clark Public Utilities of Clark County, Washingto...

Published Jan 13, 2025

[NOTE: the copy below was provided to DBE GoodFaith by Clark Public Utilities, and we are publishing it verbatim.]Clark Public Utilities is updating its Small Work...

Published Jan 13, 2025

The Vancouver City Council was recently presented with the results of a disparity study commissioned by the City of Vancouver into the experiences of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in doing, or attempting to ...

Published Dec 30, 2024

Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has signed an executive order reforming a wide array of procedures relating to the Office of State Procurement (OSP). The order follows a wide-ranging stakeholder engagement series conducted ...

Published Dec 30, 2024

Jacksonville Transit, of Jacksonville, North Carolina has announced its disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goals for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. Jacksonville Transit is required to set such participa...

Published Dec 20, 2024