Veteran-Owned Business Seminar

Presented by Gayle Nuppnau

Dept. of General ServicesBureau of Small Business Opportunities

August 14, 2014

DGS Overview

• New Initiatives Small Business Procurement Initiative (SBPI) Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement

• On-line Small Business Self-Certification and Small Diverse Business Verification

• Locating Opportunities• Small Diverse Business Program Benefits

Topics for Discussion

Small Business Procurement Initiative

Purpose To increase opportunities for small businesses to compete for award of Commonwealth contracts as prime contractors without the competition of larger more established firms.

ScopeCommonwealth agencies shall identify contracts for award to small businesses pursuant to direction provided by DGS, with independent agencies also encouraged to participate.

- Race and Gender Neutral Program- Yearly Renewal

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Step 1 PA Vendor Registration

PA Vendor Registration

The pa supplier portal, www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us, is a website where you can register your company as a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Supplier and participate in electronic bidding opportunities

The Vendor Number is a unique six-digit number assigned to a registered Commonwealth Supplier.

As part of registration you will create a User ID and Password

PA Supplier Portal Help Desk 877-435-7363, option 1

On Line Self-Certification and Small Diverse Business VerificationSmall Business Website, www.smallbusiness.pa.gov

Before you self-certifyFrequently asked questionsGuidelinesPortal Home Page

Step 2 and Step 3

SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT INITIATIVE (SBPI)

AND

SMALL DIVERSE BUSINESS VERIFICATION

www.smallbusiness.pa.gov

SBPI & SDB Online Application ProcessSBPI Certification: Steps 1 to 5

Business Eligibility – 1Participation Criteria

- The business must be a for-profit, United States business

- The business must be independently owned- The business may not be dominant in its field of

operation- The business may not employ more than 100 full-time

equivalent employees- The business must meet the maximum three year

gross receipts thresholds

Company Contact & Identification – 2

Business Profile – 3

UNSPSC Codes

Document Upload - 4

First page of tax returns

Review/Submit Application - 5

SDB Verification: Steps 6 to 8

Third Party Verification Upload – 6

Dept. of General Services will accept approved third-party certifications from any of the below entities:

- Unified Certification Program (UCP) - United States Small Business Administration (SBA)

8 (a) Program - National Minority Supplier Development Council - -

(NMSDC) - Woman’s Business Enterprise National Council

(WBENC) - VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at vetbiz.gov

Service Category Identification - 7 - Construction/Subcontractor - Manufacturer - Stocking and Non-Stocking

Review and Submit Application – 8 - 7-14 days for BSBO Verification Approval - New Small Business Certificate with SDB

Designation - Verification Letter Issued

SBPI & SDB Renewal

• Annual SBPI Certification/SDB Verification Recertification 12 Months Subsequent form Date of Most

recent Cert./Verification

•DGS, BSBO Notification of SBPI Certification/DB Verification Expiration (Email)

First Notice: 30 Days Prior to Expirations Second Notice: 15 Days Prior to Expiration

• Vendor Removal Day of Expiration: SBPI/SDB Renewal Without Lapse

• Renewal Subsequent to 15 Day Grace Period Renew with Lapse

SBPI Statistics

- Commonwealth spend is 3.5 billion for goods and services - Registration for SBPI began in July 2012- Small Business Reserves began in September 2012- Over 3,77 self-certified registered business as of 8.11.2014- Over 3 million dollars has gone to Small Businesses as a direct

result of the program - The Commonwealth has actually spent over 117 million with

small businesses - Number of Small Business in PA with 1-100 employees based on

2008 census data is 227,502

Small Business and Small Diverse Business Benefits

• Small Business Directory• Emarketplace

Small Business Reserves- IT Categories

Prime Opportunities• Networking

- Subcontracting Opportunities

Opportunities

E MARKETPLACE

To View Current Solicitations>10,000 Invitation To

Qualify Contracts

Procurement Forecast

To Locate State Wide Contracts

PA eMarketplace

Small Diverse Business (SDB) Program

Small Diverse Business Program

• Small Diverse Business Program Technical, Cost, SDB DB weight remains 20% of the total RFP points Veterans and Service Disabled Veterans now included

• Locating Opportunities

Emarketplace

• Pre-Proposal Conferences

Subcontracting Opportunities Networking

• Compliance

Contact InformationBSBO Main Number717-783-3119

Ms. DeShawn Lewis, Directordelewis@pa.govPhone: 717-783-7131

Ms. Gayle Nuppnau, Procurement Liaisongnuppnau@pa.govPhone: 717-346-3819

Ms. Paula Murphy, Construction Liaisonpmurphy@pa.govPhone: 717-787-8324

Contacts