District 7 Small Business and Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Program

• Small Business Certification Application , STD. 813 (NEW 1/2001)
• Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Certification Application, STD. 812 (REV. 1/2001)

• Must be independently owned and operated;/Can not be dominant in its field of operations;
• Must have its principal office located in California;
• Must have its owners (or officers in the case of a corporation) domiciled in California; and
• Together with your affiliates, be either:
• A business with 100 or fewer employees, and an average annual gross receipts of $10 million or less over the previous three tax years, or
• A manufacturer with 100 or fewer employees.

To be eligible for DVBE certification, your business:

• Must be at least 51% owned by one or more disabled veterans;
• Your daily business operations must be managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans (the disabled veteran(s) who manages and controls the business is not required to be the disabled veteran business owner(s));and
• Your home office must be located in the U.S. (the home office cannot be a branch or subsidiary of a foreign corporation, foreign firm, or other foreign based business).

For DVBE certification purposes, a "disabled veteran" is:

• A veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service;
• Has a service-connected disability of at least 10% or more; and
• Must be a California resident

• Advantages of being a Certified Small Business
• Caltrans Business Enterprise Program
• DBE Certification Forms
• Department of General Services, Office of Small Business Certification and Resources
• Roadmap to Doing Business with the Government

Caltrans goal is to exceed the 25% mandate for utilization of certified small businesses, and 3% with Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (DVBE) for all contracting and purchases. In addition, utilize not less than 17% of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) for highway contracts.