DVBE Advocate Agencies and Organizations
Interested partnering with a DVBE company or working on a DVBE Good Faith Effort? These state, federal and local agencies and organizations can help you identify potential DVBE subcontractors.
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State Contacts
The following organizations provide services to identify potential DVBEs:
California Department of General Services Office of Small Business and DVBE Certification
(OSDC, formerly OSBCR and OSMB)
Address: 707 Third Street, 1st Floor, Room 400, West Sacramento, CA 95605
Phone: 916-375-4940
24-Hour Recording: 916-322-5060
Fax: 916-375-4950
Website: http://www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/smbus
Certifies small businesses and DVBEs, provides business information to further participation in state contracting opportunities, and publishes a listing of certified Small Businesses and DVBEs.
California Department of Veterans Affairs
Stewart Lewis MacKenzie II, DVBE Outreach & Education Coordinator
Address: 1227 O Street, Room 105, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-503-8383
Fax: 916-653-2563
Email: Stewart.Mackenzie@cdva.ca.gov
Website: http://www.cdva.ca.gov/dvbe
Federal Contacts
The following organizations provide services to identify potential DVBEs:
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE)
Address: 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20420
Phone (toll free): 866-584-2344
Phone (public): 202-565-8336
Fax: 202-254-0238
E-Mail: vacve@mail.va.gov
Assists veterans with the decision-making process of seeking business opportunities with the government. Veterans receive marketing assistance and are walked through the process.
Federal Small Business Administration (SBA)
PRO-Net is the SBA’s electronic search engine, containing business profiles on nearly 200,000 businesses, including some California certified DVBEs and non-certified disabled veteran-owned businesses. Users should be careful to verify that firms identified on PRO-Net are State of California certified DVBEs. Qualifying, non-DVBE firms should be encouraged to seek certification.
The SBA requests Internet contact only. A list of potential firms downloaded from PRO-Net will verify that the bidder made contact with the SBA.
- Go to http://www.pro-net.sba.gov.
- Select Search Database.
- State: Select CA.
- Zip code: Select 9.
- Other ownership data: Select Service Disabled Veteran.
- Select: On or after.
- Last updated: Enter 01/01/1900.
- Select at page bottom: Search Using These Criteria.
- The database takes a few minutes to query, then your list will appear on your screen.
Local Contacts
The following organizations provide services to identify potential DVBEs. Some of the organizations charge a fee to recover material costs, and others may charge a fee for services provided.
Advanced Online DVBE Resource Center (ARC)
Address: 11 South Termino, Suite 214, Long Beach, CA 90803
Phone: 562-439-8987
Fax: 562-439-1398
Website: http://www.dvbe.net
Additional offices: 2418 Bryon Street, Suite B, Berkeley, CA 94702
Phone: 800-599-6996
Membership required: No
ARC is a national online organization dedicated to advocating state and federal compliance for the service-disabled veteran business owner. ARC provides online referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. ARC also provides Internet solutions and phone tech support to enhance DVBE contract participation. They also offer phone support for “Good Faith Effort” and new DVBE certification questions. ARC maintains online lists of DVBEs, accessible via database search-engines, tab-delineated files, downloadable pdf files and hot-linked national resources.
Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV)
Address: P.O. Box 2312, Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-949-3751
Fax: 650-949-0336
Website: http://www.asdv.org
Membership Required: No
ASDV is a national organization serving as an advocate for service-disabled and Prisoner Of War veteran business owners. Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Maintains a membership list, database, directory, newsletter and bulletin board. ASDV offers a statewide network of District Counselors reached at (800) 677-1132. Names and mailing addresses are as follows:
- Bill Colbert, 1276 Lincoln Avenue, Stuite 203A, San Jose, CA 95124
- Bob Inskeep, P.O. Box 1609, Boyes Hot Springs, CA 95416
- Steven Structhers, 2200 North Point, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94123
- Jerry Bowers, 103 Sable Point, Alameda, CA 94501
- Dan Wynn, 1400 West Marlette Street, Suite 90, Ione, CA 95640
- Joe Forney, 7631 Whitney Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
- Nate Brogin, 5043 Matilija, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
- Phil Thompson, P.O. Box 1130, Idyllwild, CA 92549
California Contracts Referral Service
Address: 3660 Ruffin Road, Suite A, San Diego CA 92123-1810
Phone: 858-974-9806
Local Fax: 858-974-9913
California Fax: 800-260-9323
Website: http://webe.incom.net
Membership Required: Yes
Provides referrals of DVBE/SBE to prime bidders. Provides “Good Faith Effort” packaging referrals. Maintains database and electronic bulletin board for networking.
California Daily Bid Advisor
Address: 1276 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 203, San Jose, CA 95125
Phone: 408-998-0241 or 800-298-0240
Fax: 408-998-2534
Membership Required: No
Maintains a free 24-hour fax on demand database of DVBEs. Provides referrals for prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Assists prime contractors with the Association for Service Disabled Veterans District Counselors. Assists DVBEs in certification requirements. Provides information through phone inquiries and publications.
California Procurement Training and Assistance Center at West Valley
Address: 1 West Campbell Avenue, Suite J70, Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: 408-871-4390
Fax: 408-378-2034
Membership Required: No
Sponsored by the Department of Defense’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) program. Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Provides information on federal/state/local procurement actions. Assists in bid package preparation and DVBE certifications. Maintains database for automated bid matching and referral.
Challenge News
Address: 1276 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 203, San Jose CA 95125
Phone: 408-998-0241 or 800-298-0240
Fax: 408-998-2534
Membership Required: No
Maintains a free 24-hour fax on demand database of DVBEs. Provides referrals for prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Assists prime contractors with the Association for Service Disabled Veterans District Counselors. Assists DVBEs in certification requirements. Provides information through phone inquiries and publications.
Contractors Assistance Center
Address: P.O. Box 894, Alta Loma, CA 91701
Phone: 800-742-4124
Fax: 800-742-4125
Membership Required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Maintains database of DVBEs. Responds to phone inquires.
Disabledveterans.com
Address: P.O. Box 485, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: 760-942-3701
Fax: 858-777-4426
Email: info@disabledveterans.com
Website: http://www.disabledveterans.com
Membership Required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Maintains a database and bulletin board. Responds to phone requests. Provides free small business development assistance, women veterans benefits assistance, articles and press releases concerning veteran’s rights and benefits.
DVBE The California Alliance
Rich Dryden, Executive Director
Address: 1611 S Street, Suite 102, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-446-3510
Fax: 916-446-3515
Email: Rich.Dryden@cadvbe.org
Website: http://www.cadvbe.org
DVBE Network Sacramento & Vicinity
Address: 3075 Alhambra Drive, Suite 201, Cameron Park, CA 95682
Phone: 530-677-8922
Fax: 530-676-3651
Membership Required: No
Provides referrals to DVBE subcontractors and prime contractors. Holds monthly meetings for networking. Interacts with state agency and public utility representatives. Provides DVBE capability matrix of certified DVBEs to prime contractors, state agencies and public utilities. Maintains a plan room for construction contracts.
Eldridge Bid Reporter, M/W/DVBE Assistance
Address: P.O. Box 699, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Phone: 916-444-7618
Fax: 916-444-7731
Email: ebr@ebrbids.com
Website: www.ebrbids.com
Membership Required: Yes
Provides referrals to prime contractors for DVBE subcontractors. Maintains a database of more than 9,000 firms that supply specific products or services throughout California.
Humboldt Builder’s Exchange, Inc.
Address: 2355 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: 707-442-3708
Fax: 707-442-6051
Membership Required: Yes
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Provides membership list, database, and directory information upon request. Provides a plan room for construction bids.
Information Retrieval Service
Address: P.O. Box 55803, Riverside, CA 92517
Phone: 909-789-8800
Fax: 909-829-8145
Membership Required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Maintains database. Responds to phone inquiries.
Kern Minority Contractors Association
Address: P.O. Box 2367, Bakersfield, CA 93302
Phone: 661-324-2480 or 661-831-5067
Fax: 661-836-9287
Website: http://www.minoritynews.com
Membership Required: Yes
Provides networking services between prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Sponsors outreach events. Responds to phone inquiries. Maintains directory and database. Maintains project plan room.
The News
Address: 3816 Beethoven Street, Suite 204, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: 310-390-8214
Fax: 310-390-8214
Owned and maintained by a DVBE. Provides referrals to DVBE subcontractors and prime contractors upon request. Interacts with state agency and public utility representatives. Sponsors legal seminars on meeting the DVBE participation goal, Good Faith Effort, and Public Contract Code. Outreaches to judicial and legislative branches of government as well as trade organizations and companies bidding on state contract opportunities.
Regis Communications Construction Bid Source Interactive (CBSI)
Address: P.O. Box 568, Burson, CA 95225-0568
Phone: 209-772-3670
Fax: 800-560-7266
Email: info@constructionbidsource.com
Website: http://www.constructionbidsource.com
Membership required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Maintains a database of DVBEs. Responds to phone inquiries.
Riverside Community College District Procurement Assistance Center
Address: 2038 Iowa Avenue, Suite 100, Riverside, CA 92507-2412
Phone: 909-788-2559
Fax: 909-788-2515
Membership Required: No
Provides a database of DVBEs to prime contractors upon request. Computer matches prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Assists with certification applications. Provides information on federal, state, and local contract opportunities.
San Diego ELITE DVBE Network
Address: 3829 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105
Phone: 619-284-9922
Fax: 619-284-4567
Website: http://www.elitedvbe.org
Membership required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Maintains database and directory. Responds to phone inquiries.
Silicon Valley Center for International Trade Development
Warrick F. Rosten, Interim Director
Address: 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070-5698
Direct: 408-741-4090
Main Phone: 408-741-4020
Fax: 408-741-4045
Email: Warrick@svcitd.org
Website: http://www.svcitd.org
Small Business Exchange
Address: 703 Market Street, Stuite 1000, San Francisco CA 94103
Phone: 415-778-6250
Fax: 415-778-6255
Website: http://www.sbeinc.com
Membership Required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Networks with primes as members of the organization. Maintains a directory. Provides information through phone inquires and newsletter.
USA Construction
Peter Ramirez, Service Disabled and Disadvantaged Veteran
Address: P.O. Box 7321, San Jose, CA 95150
Phone: 408-436-2996
Fax: 408-436-2998
Email: Usaconstruction1@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.acpaving.net
U.S. General Services Division
Lori B. Falkenstrom, Office of Small Business Utilization, Pacific Rim
Address: 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-522-2700
Fax: 415-522-2705
Email: Lori.falkenstrom@gsa.gov
Veterans Business Outreach Center
Coreena Conley, Business Development Specialist
Address: 7270 East Southgate Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823
Phone: 916-393-8387
Fax: 916-393-8389
Email: coreenaconley@vboc-ca.org
Website: http://www.vboc-ca.org
The Voice
Address: 3816 Beethoven, Suite 204, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: 310-390-8214
Fax: 310-390-8214
Owned and maintained by a DVBE. Provides referrals to DVBE subcontractors and prime contractors upon request. Interacts with state agency and public utility representatives. Sponsors legal seminars on meeting the DVBE participation goal, Good Faith Effort, and Public Contract Code. Outreaches to judicial and legislative branches of government as well as trade organizations and companies bidding on state contract opportunities.
The Weekly Bid Flash
Address: P.O. Box 6247, Folsom, CA 95763-6247
Phone: 916-536-9337
Fax: 916-962-1678
Membership Required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders for DVBE subcontractors. Maintains a database and directory of DVBEs. Responds to phone inquiries.
Weill Institute Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Address: 2100 Chester Avenue, 1st Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: 661-395-4126
Fax: 661-395-4134
Membership Required: No
Provides referrals to prime bidders and DVBE subcontractors. Maintains a database and bulletin board. Responds to phone inquiries. The center has a business library that assists clients in how to do business with government agencies and obtain procurement.
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