MBE / DBE / ACDBE / SBE CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP

You are invited to join us at the

MBE / DBE / ACDBE / SBE CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP

IN Partnership with

montgomery County Office of Procurement

JOIN US TO LEARN ABOUT:

• The New Montgomery County Goals Set For Minority Businesses
• Montgomery County’s New Streamlined (RFP) Template
• Montgomery County’s New Debriefing Process
• Bill 48-14, Purchases From Minority Owned Businesses – Procedures – Request For Proposal (RFP):
• Establishing An Evaluation Factor In A (RFP) To Increase Participation Of Minority Owned Firms In Certain Procurement Contracts
• Adding Additional Tools For Increasing Participation Of Minority Owned Firms In Certain Procurement Contracts
• Amending Montgomery County’s Minority Owned Business Purchasing Program
  

MBE / DBE / ACDBE / SBE CERTIFICATION OVERVIEW

Opportunities exist for small minority and women owned businesses to meet minority participation goals on government and private sector contracts. Learn about the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) and the newly introduced, race-and-gender neutral Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification process.

http://2016-1certificationoverview.eventbrite.com

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• FIRMS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS

• BUSINESS INTERESTED IN REGISTERING FOR THE MINORITY FEMALE

AND DISABLED PROGRAM AND LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE PROGRAM

• FIRMS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF MBE/DBE/ACDBE/SBE

CERTIFICATION

• FIRMS SEEKING TO FULFILL MINORITY PARTICIPATION GOALS ON GOVERNMENT

CONTRACTS

• FIRMS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS

DATE:

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016

REGISTRATION BEGINS: 9:30 A.M.

WORKSHOP BEGINS: 10:00 A.M.

FREE: PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

LOCATION:

SIDNEY KRAMER UPCOUNTY REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER

12900 MIDDLEBROOK ROAD

GERMANTOWN, MD 20874

PARTNERING SPONSOR:

AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

JANICE FREEMAN

PRESIDENT AND CEO

AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

301-428-9715