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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

Notice is hereby given that the Utility will receive quotations under the Utility's Small Works Roster procedure at the Utility's Purchasing Department, Ed Fischer Operations Center Building, 8600 NE 117th Avenue, Vancou...


Published Jul 28, 2015

CA

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is giving the public until July 31st to submit their comments on the department's overall annual disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) goal for Fiscal Years 2016, 2...


Published Jul 21, 2015




NY

An audit conducted by the New York State Comptroller's office has found that for the past four years the Dormitory Authority (DASNY) misreported the level of minority and women business (MWBE) participation...


Published Jul 16, 2015

CT

At the beginning of this month, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) published its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) annual goals for contracts recieving Federal Highway Administration (FH...


Published Jul 06, 2015



TN

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) published the results of its Small, Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) disparity study at the end of June....


Published Jul 06, 2015

Nat'l

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), $91.1 billion of federal contracting dollars, equal to 24.99 percent of all federal spending, went to small businesses in Fiscal Year 2014. T...


Published Jun 26, 2015

VA

A study commissioned by the City of Portsmouth has found that minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) are not being used on city contracts as frequently as would be expected, given their a...


Published Jun 24, 2015



WA

Clark Public Utilities is updating its Small Works Roster for public works projects under Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) and Clark Public Utilities’ Professional Engineering & Architects Roster....


Published Jun 11, 2015

AZ

The public has an opportunity to comment on the Arizona Department of Transportation's (ADOT) proposed triennial disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) goals and it's recently completed DBE participation dispa...


Published Jun 11, 2015

CA

In May, the California Department of General Services (DGS) released a mobile app that helps small business enterprises (SBEs) and disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBEs) discover pertinent training an...


Published Jun 01, 2015



CA

On June 10th, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is hosting an Industry Forum in Wasco from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for businesses interested in working on the next 22-mile phase of construction in the Central Valley....


Published Jun 01, 2015

MO

A coalition of over 30 partners have launched a new program that will help minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) in St. Louis obtain the capital necessary for them to work on public contracts.Throug...


Published May 28, 2015

AL

The Gadsen City Council has approved a new program that will track the city's efforts to include minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) in its procurement process.Through the MWBE program, the city ...


Published May 28, 2015

NY

In 2014, the Port Authority awarded $436 million in contracts, equal to 18.3 percent of the Authority's spending, to companies categorized as minority, women, or small business enterprises (MWSBEs). This participatio...


Published May 28, 2015

MO

According to a report recently released by the St. Louis Development Corporation, the city's minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) were largely left out of the public contracting process betwee...


Published May 19, 2015