06. DCNR-Small Business Initiative.pdf

This is a letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Bureau of Administrative Services outlining their small business program initiatives. The document explains that the Department of General Services' Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities (BDISBO) has established a self-certification process for Small Business (SB) and Small Diverse Business (SDB) vendors to participate in Commonwealth contract opportunities. The program allows SBs and SDBs to participate as prime contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and professional service providers for Commonwealth purchase orders across goods, services, IT, and construction.

The program requires businesses to meet specific criteria to qualify as an SB, including being a for-profit U.S. business, independently owned, not dominant in their field, employing no more than 100 full-time equivalent employees, and having three-year average gross revenues not exceeding $47 million. For SDB certification, businesses must first self-certify as an SB and then submit current certification from approved third parties to BDISBO. The program includes a Small Business Reserve program, which is a race and gender-neutral program that reserves certain contracts exclusively for small businesses. Interested parties can access detailed information and registration steps at the provided DGS website, with BDISBO available for support via phone at (717) 783-3119 or email at gs-bdisbo@pa.gov.