Exhibit_1_-_OCLSB_DVBE_Certification_Requirements.pdf

EXHIBIT 1

COUNTY OF ORANGE LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS (OCLSB) PREFERENCE

AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DVBE)* CERTIFICATION

REQUIREMENTS

1) To participate as an OCLSB and/or DVBE the following requirements must be met:

a. Must be certified with State of California the Department of General Services (DGS) as a Small

Business - https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/sbdvbe-index.aspx

b. Must be certified with DGS as a DVBE - https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/sbdvbe-index.aspx

c. maintains their principal center of operations (i.e. headquarters) within Orange

County

d. Certification must be valid at the date/time solicitation is closed, and it shall remain in effect at the time of contract award. County reserves the right to verify and/or reject incomplete documents.

e. Complete and sign the Affirmation form attached herein. The signed Affirmation form and the

OCLSB Certification are required and must be returned with the solicitation response.

2) OCLSB or DVBE Preference provides for the following:

a. Invitation for Bid – IFB

A five percent (5%) deduction in the original bid price shall be applied to all confirmed OCLSB or DVBE bidders for evaluation purposes. If the lowest bidder is a certified OCLSB or DVBE bidder, the contract will be awarded at the certified OCLSB or DVBE’s original bid price. The maximum allowable preference deduction is $100,000.

b. Request for Proposal - RFP

An additional five percent (5%) shall be applied to the tallied cost score of each certified

OCLSB or DVBE to obtain their final score. If the final score of any OCLSB or DVBE matches the final score of a non-OCLSB or non-DVBE, preference shall be given to the certified

OCLSB. If two or more OCLSB or DVBEs have the same final score, the County shall determine the contract award based on the County’s best interest.

3) Dual OCLSB and DVBE Preference provides for the following:

a. Business Certified as OCLSB and DVBE

If a State-certified OCLSB is also a State-certified DVBE, the preference given to that business shall be 8% instead of 5%.

4) Subcontractors

If bidder is submitting subcontractors to qualify for the OCLSB or DVBE preference, bidder must demonstrate through the Staffing Plan that 20% of the total bid amount is allocated to the

OCLSB and/or DVBE subcontractor(s).

*NOTE: DVBE PREFERENCE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC

WORKS OR A-E CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/sbdvbe-index.aspx https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/sbdvbe-index.aspx https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/sbdvbe-index.aspx

County of Orange Local Small Business (OCLSB) and/or Disabled Veteran Business

Enterprise (DVBE) Affirmation

OCLSB Certification Requirements: To be certified as a Local Small Business by the County of Orange, a business shall meet the requirements below:

Local Business requirements:

a) maintains their principal center of operations (i.e. headquarters) within Orange County, and; b) has:

i. a business address located in the County of Orange that is not a post office box, or ii. a valid business license or certificate of occupancy issued by the County of Orange or by an Orange County city, or other documentation acceptable to the County of Orange.

Small Business requirements:

b) must be certified as a Small Business by the State of California Department of General

Services (DGS); and,

c) DGS Small Business requirements must be valid at the time of bid/proposal submittal.

DVBE Certification Requirements: To be certified as a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, a business must meet the following requirements:

(1) Must be certified as a DVBE by the State of California Department of General Services (DGS); and,

(2) DGS DVBE requirements must be valid at the time of bid/proposal submittal.

Please specify one or both preferences that apply to your business by checking below:

☐ OCLSB ☐ DVBE

Please specify if self-certifying or is subcontractor is certified by checking below:

☐ Self-certifying ☐ Subcontractor(s) certified

I, certify that ______________________, (legal company/business name) is certified as an OCLSB and/or DVBE and currently meets the respective Certification Requirements set forth above.

Print Name Title

Authorized Signature Date

Please check one or both below:

☐ OCLSB Certificate attached ☐ State of California DVBE Certification attached

County Use Only

Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Description:

File Folder Number: