Doing Business with the Department of General Services (DGS) Webinar Series
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (PST)
Closed - the wait list is empty
2/17/2021 8:00 AM (PST)
No Fee
Mary Takavorian (909) 983-5005
Online Meeting (Live)
Starting a Business
Wednesday, February 10 | How to Do Business with the State of CA DGS
The California state government spends approximately $10 billion annually on goods, services and public works.
Do you own or work for a small business? Are you interested in expanding your client base? Perhaps you should look into the government sector. The State of California does business with numerous Small Businesses (SB) throughout the state, buying products and services in IT, construction, temporary labor and even pencils.
The state’s Department of General Services (DGS) Procurement Division (PD) is the central purchasing authority for all state departments, agencies, institutions, community colleges, technical institutes and city or local boards of education.
This Seminar covers:
- Registering your business with eProcurement. This allows suppliers to upload bids/proposals in response to application online solicitations.
- Becoming a Certified Small Business (SB) or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE).
- Accessing the California State Contractors Register (CSCR) which connects you to government solicitations, providing an easy-to-use, on-line publication
- Becoming a California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contractor.
- State and local government agencies shop and compare CMAS for the best value, product, and services, and place orders directly with these businesses
- Marketing your business to State Agencies
Wednesday, February 17 | I'm Certified, Now What?
Attend this webinar to learn how to pursue contract opportunities with the state of California once your business has a Small Business or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise certification. Featuring a live Q&A, get answers to your questions and learn how to maximize your contract opportunities with the state.
Topics:
- Find bid opportunities
- Improve your Cal eProcure profile
- Conduct market research
- Contact an advocate
- Reciprocity
- Commercially Useful Function
- Resources
Wednesday, February 24 | Contracting with CA State Government
This webinar is tailored for certified small businesses who are registered on Cal eProcure and looking to expand business opportunities and work with the State of California.
Topics:
- Acquisition methods
- Contract opportunities
- Existing state contracts
- Contracts exempt from advertising
- Do’s and Don’ts of Bidding
- Commercially useful function
You will receive a link to join this webinar the day before.
A webinar link will be emailed to you the day before this webinar. There is no cost to participate!
This webinar is brought to you at no cost by our county sponsors: Riverside County EDA and San Bernardino County
This webinar is brought to you at no cost by our city and chamber sponsors: City of Menifee and Menifee b3 Program; City of Ontario; City of Rancho Cucamonga; City of Riverside; City of Temecula; City of San Bernardino; City of Upland; City of Yucaipa; Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce; Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce; Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce; Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
This webinar is brought to you at no cost by our Financial Institution Sponsors: Accion; Bank of America; CDC Small Business Finance; Union Bank; Wells Fargo
Special Accommodations: In accordance with the American Disabilities Act and state law, you may request accommodations due to a disability by contacting the event organizer listed above. Advance notice may be necessary for some accommodations.