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DVBE Certification Benefits
Upon meeting eligibility requirements, certified DVBEs are entitled to the following:
- State-certified DVBEs are eligible for the state's DVBE Participation Program. The program sets the goal to use DVBEs in at least 3% of the state's overall annual contract dollars.
- State agencies may use a streamlined process known as the "SB/DVBE Option" by contracting directly with a California-certified DVBE for goods, services, and information technology valued between $5,001 and $99,999 after obtaining price quotes from at least two California-certified DVBEs. For public works projects, the contract value can be up to $147,000.
- Certified DVBEs increase their visibility and expand their business networking opportunities by being automatically listed in the state's online list of certified firms.
DVBE Certification Eligibility Requirements
For DVBE certification purposes, a "disabled veteran" is:
- A veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service;
- The veteran must have a service-connected disability of at least 10% or more; and
- The veteran must be domiciled in California.
To be certified as a DVBE, your firm must meet the following requirements:
- Your business must be at least 51% owned by one or more disabled veterans;
- Your daily business operations must be managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans
- The disabled veteran who manages and controls the business is not required to be an owner of the applicant business; and
- Your home office must be located in the U.S. (the home office cannot be a branch or subsidiary of a foreign corporation, foreign firm, or other foreign based business).
New Eligibility Requirements, Effective 1/1/04
(See DVBE Legislation 2003-2004 Session)
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The disabled veteran must be domiciled in California.
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All existing and all new DVBE applicants must submit to the Office of Small Business and DVBE Certification (OSDC) complete copies of the DVBE's federal income tax returns for the previous three years. DVBEs who have been in business for less than three years shall submit the federal tax returns for each year they've been in business.
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A DVBE applicant that is not a sole proprietorship and rents equipment to the state must provide the federal income tax returns for each of their disabled veteran owners or your firm will be deemed to be an equipment broker.
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DVBE limited liability companies must be wholly owned by one or more disabled veterans.
Certification Application
To apply, access our online Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Certification Application (STD. 812), or to receive your hard-copy form by mail, e-mail osdchelp@dgs.ca.gov or call (916) 375-4940.
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