CalVet Veteran Business Forum

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Do You Own a Business?

INCREASE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH STATE GOVERNMENT GET DVBE CERTIFIED!

The State of California established the Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise (DVBE) Program to increase business opportunities for the DVBE community. State agencies are required to strive to award at least 3 per cent of their annual contracting dollars to certified DVBE. The program helps DVBEs participate on a more level playing field when competing for state contracts.

Benefits and What You Should Know

· Your business is added to the state’s Department of General Services’ database used by state and local agencies to find DVBEs.

· DVBE subcontractors can find contracting opportunities and place ads seeking work with potential prime contractors at no cost.

· Certification does not guarantee you will be awarded a government contract

· Disabled veterans must have a service-connected disability of at least 10% declared by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Defense.

· The firm must be at least 51 per cent owned by one or more disabled veterans domiciled in California.

· Disabled veterans must have an established business that is operational and active prior to submission of an application.

For complete information on the DVBE certification process and “How to do business with the state”, go to www.dgs.ca.gov/pd/getcertified.

CalVet Veteran Business Forum

On October 1, 2014, Veteran Business Owners have the opportunity to attend the First Annual DVBE CalVet Veteran Business Forum at the Department of General Services from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. For complete information about the event, see the flyer attached. If you have questions, please contact John Anderson at john. anderson@calvet.ca.gov, (916) 657-9354 or Robert Beamer at robert. beamer@calvet.ca.gov, (916) 503-8375.

Registration Link http://www.applications.dgs.ca.gov/pd/c ... ventID=366

Confirmed Speakers

Fred Klass, Director, DGS

Peter J. Gravett, Secretary, CalVet

Keynote Addresses

Carlos Ramos, Director, California Technology Agency – California in the Information Age

Lisa Castillo, Supplier Diversity Manager, AT&T – The Future of AT&T

Confirmed Panelists

Angela Shell, Assistant Deputy Director, Caltrans

Yolanda Hazewood, Real Estate Services Program Manager, DGS

Joe Valverde, CEO& President, Valverde Construction and Tudor-Perrini 1st Tier Sub-Contractor for High Speed Rail Contract Package #1

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Procurement Decision Makers from VISN 21 and 22 will conduct Matchmaking Workshops on Construction, Information Technology and Building Services

Over 30 State Agencies, PG&E, Verizon, Clark and Turner Construction and more

Register Immediately – Seats are limited

Matchmaking Registration

Thank you for registering for the First Annual CalVet Veteran Business Forum sponsored by AT&T scheduled for October 1, 2014.

The event includes the Business Matchmaking and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs presents State Opportunity Showcase event that will give vendors the chance to meet state agencies and federal procurement agents. If you are interested in scheduling appointment(s) for this event, you must register your business and complete an online profile at http://www.procurementregistration.com/wbec/ by September 17, 2014 to be eligible for to participate in up to 3-6 ten-minute rotations with state agencies and corporations as well as a one-hour session with federal procurement agents.

Matchmaking appointment schedules will be sent out after September 26, 2014 with additional event details.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MATCHMAKING MEETING

New Users:

1. Please go to http://www.procurementregistration.com/wbec/

2. Scroll down to "Business Matchmaking and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs present State Opportunity Showcase" event and click on "Register Now" button.

3. If you are new to the system, please select “Register Now under “Not a User (Register) ” on the User Login Page. If you have used the system before, please enter in your username and password.

4. For new users, you must create an account.

5. Complete “01 Create Account” page, click “Supplier” button

6. Check the box for "Business Matchmaking and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs presents State Opportunity Showcase" to register, located below the fields for contact information.

7. Make sure to save the username and password for future Matchmaking Opportunities

Returning Users:

Please ensure all of your information is up to date. Once you have reviewed your information, please select "Business Matchmaking and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs presents State Opportunity Showcase" event to register.

Online Profile Requested Information

We encourage you to provide the following information in order to successfully complete your business online profile.

• Contact Information

• Business Information

• Company Revenue (optional)

• Products and Services Description and Industry Category

• Certificates and Licenses (DGS, Minority and other certifications, Business License, Other)

• Commodity Code (NAICS, SIC, UNSPSC)

• Classification and Bonding (only if applicable)

• Upload “Capability Statement” (optional)

Click here for FAQs for the WBEC-West Matchmaker System.