State of California Hosts San Diego Event for Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises to Increase Participation in State Contracting.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State and local government agencies joined forces today in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. to support Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's directive to increase contracting and procurement opportunities for small businesses and disabled veteran business enterprises with a series of "Collaboration Conferences" held throughout California. Today's San Diego conference was designed to help small businesses (SBs) and disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBEs) access their fair share of billions of contract dollars available from state and local government agencies for the procurement of commodities, public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. projects, and product and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . The event included workshops, presentations and one-on-one meetings with more than 40 contracting officials from state departments, local government entities, and California State Universities. It provided a highly interactive forum where SB and DVBE DVBE Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise network suppliers learned about numerous contracting opportunities. "I am excited to see so many small businesses that are eager to do business with the State of California," said Rosario Marin Rosario Marin (originally: Marín) was the 41st Treasurer of the United States from August 21, 2001 to June 30, 2003 under President George W. Bush. Education , the governor's Secretary of State & Consumer Services, in her keynote address at today's event. "Governor Schwarzenegger and I recognize that small businesses are the backbone of California's economy, and our efforts to add more small businesses to our contracting pool benefits all." On March 29, 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Executive Order S-02-06 directing all departments of state government to achieve a goal of at least 25 percent small business participation in the roughly $9 billion annually spent in state contracts and procurements. The Governor's executive order directed the Department of General Services to convene five regional workshops to increase contract opportunities for small businesses and DVBEs. Previous workshops were conducted in Sacramento, Fresno, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , and Los Angeles. Today's San Diego workshop was held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Co-sponsoring today's event were the California Department of General Services The California Department of General Services (DGS) is a state government agency in the executive branch of the government of California in the United States. It provides a large number of services to other agencies in the government of California, playing a role that is similar to and the San Diego Water Authority. Those seeking official state certification as eligible small businesses can find further information and download application materials at http://www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/smbus/default.htm The governor's executive order is available at http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/executive-order/556/ |
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