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Implementing Senate Bill 5041

Implementing Senate Bill 5041. Commitment to Small Businesses. Minority and Women Business Enterprises Certification Veteran Owned Business Certification Designation of Self-Identified Small Business in WEBS. www.dva.wa.gov 1,200 Self-Registered Businesses 350 Certified Businesses.

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Implementing Senate Bill 5041

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  1. Implementing Senate Bill 5041

  2. Commitment to Small Businesses • Minority and Women Business Enterprises Certification • Veteran Owned Business Certification • Designation of Self-Identified Small Business in WEBS

  3. www.dva.wa.gov • 1,200 Self-Registered Businesses • 350 Certified Businesses • www.omwbe.wa.gov • 2,613 Certified M/WBE Businesses • 600 Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Businesses WDVA OMWBE

  4. WDVA Veteran / Servicemember Owned Business Registry

  5. OMWBE DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED FIRMS

  6. Why encourage purchasing from Veteran Owned Businesses? • Mitigate economic damage as a result of military service; and • Provide opportunities in recognition of the outstanding service they have given their country. Why encourage purchasing from M/WBE Businesses? • Achieving best value contracts • Increasing competition • Enhancing processes & performance • Reaping more innovation & creativity • Improving local economies • Demonstrating more flexibility & openness • Yielding diversity in problem-solving • Realizing improved customer satisfaction WDVA OMWBE

  7. What are the benefits to Veteran Owned Businesses? • Linked Deposit Loan Program participation • Marketing tools, including WEBS system and WDVA electronic register • Outreach access to contracting & procurement opportunities What are the benefits to M/W/DBE Businesses? • Linked Deposit Loan Program & other loan products participation • Marketing tools, including WEBS system and OMWBE electronic directory • Outreach access to contracting & procurement opportunities • Economic Development assistance WDVA OMWBE

  8. ESB 5041 - Increasing state contracts with veteran-owned businesses Changes to Existing Laws (SB 5041 defines procurements as the purchase, lease, or rental of any goods or services.) • Purchasing Goals for Public Entities - State and local agencies are encouraged to award 3% of all procurements and contracts that are exempt from competitive bidding requirements to Veteran and Servicemember Owned Businesses. • Architectural & Engineering Services - State and local agencies must provide Veteran and Servicemember Owned Businesses with the maximum practicable opportunity to compete for and receive public contracts.

  9. ESB 5041 - Increasing state contracts with veteran-owned businesses Changes to Existing Laws, continued • State Highway Construction - The Department of Transportation will adopt rules for bids and awards of contracts related to the construction or maintenance of a state highway that do not exceed $100,000, to enable a larger number of Veteran and Servicemember Owned Businesses to effectively compete for the contract. • WDVA Veteran and Servicemember Owned Business Registry - WDVA must ‘certify’ all businesses in the online registry. Previously businesses were asked to self-certify as they registered online.

  10. SB 5557 2011 Senate Bill to Create the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) OMWBE becomes part of new Office of Civil Rights with Human Rights Commission and ethnic commissions • Moves Veteran Owned Business certification, reporting, and Veteran Linked Deposit Program to new OCR • Veteran Owned Business certification program remains the same: • No application fees • No change in Criteria

  11. Identifying OMWBE, Veteran Owned or Small Businesses • New Check-Boxes in WEBS!

  12. Outreach & Tracking • OMWBE & WDVA are ready to assist in your outreach to Women, Minority and Veteran Owned Businesses • WDVA will partner with OMWBE to track state agency/higher educational institution purchases from Veteran Owned Businesses in the same way that they are tracked for Minority & Women Business Enterprises now. • WDVA is working with OFM to create an interface with AFRS to capture all payments to Veteran Owned Businesses for state agencies/higher education. This process will be identical to the current OMWBE process.

  13. Heidi Audette Communications Director 360-725-2154 or heidia@dva.wa.gov Jennifer Montgomery Webmaster, VOB Registry Coordinator 360-725-2169 or jenniferm@dva.wa.gov www.dva.wa.gov – click on Veteran Businesses Vicky Schiantarelli, Manager Agency Support & Supplier Diversity 360-561-5590 or vschiant@omwbe.wa.gov Jean Wheat, Manager IS/Administrative Support & State Certification 360-704-1181 or jwheat@omwbe.wa.gov www.omwbe.wa.gov WDVA OMWBE

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