2.  Minority and Women Business Enterprises Certification  Veteran Owned Business Certification  Designation of Self-Identified Small Business in WEBS

3. WDVAOMWBE  www.dva.wa.gov www.dva.wa.gov  1,200 Self-Registered Businesses  350 Certified Businesses  www.omwbe.wa.gov www.omwbe.wa.gov  2,613 Certified M/WBE Businesses  600 Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Businesses

6. WDVAOMWBE Why encourage purchasing from Veteran Owned Businesses?  Mitigate economic damage as a result of military service; and  Provide opportunities in recognition of the outstanding service they have given their country. Why encourage purchasing from M/WBE Businesses?  Achieving best value contracts  Increasing competition  Enhancing processes & performance  Reaping more innovation & creativity  Improving local economies  Demonstrating more flexibility & openness  Yielding diversity in problem-solving  Realizing improved customer satisfaction

7. WDVAOMWBE What are the benefits to Veteran Owned Businesses?  Linked Deposit Loan Program participation  Marketing tools, including WEBS system and WDVA electronic register  Outreach access to contracting & procurement opportunities What are the benefits to M/W/DBE Businesses?  Linked Deposit Loan Program & other loan products participation  Marketing tools, including WEBS system and OMWBE electronic directory  Outreach access to contracting & procurement opportunities  Economic Development assistance

8. Changes to Existing Laws (SB 5041 defines procurements as the purchase, lease, or rental of any goods or services.)  Purchasing Goals for Public Entities - State and local agencies are encouraged to award 3% of all procurements and contracts that are exempt from competitive bidding requirements to Veteran and Servicemember Owned Businesses.  Architectural & Engineering Services - State and local agencies must provide Veteran and Servicemember Owned Businesses with the maximum practicable opportunity to compete for and receive public contracts.

9. Changes to Existing Laws, continued  State Highway Construction - The Department of Transportation will adopt rules for bids and awards of contracts related to the construction or maintenance of a state highway that do not exceed $100,000, to enable a larger number of Veteran and Servicemember Owned Businesses to effectively compete for the contract.  WDVA Veteran and Servicemember Owned Business Registry - WDVA must ‘certify’ all businesses in the online registry. Previously businesses were asked to self-certify as they registered online.

10. OMWBE becomes part of new Office of Civil Rights with Human Rights Commission and ethnic commissions  Moves Veteran Owned Business certification, reporting, and Veteran Linked Deposit Program to new OCR  Veteran Owned Business certification program remains the same: ◦ No application fees ◦ No change in Criteria

11. New Check- Boxes in WEBS!

12.  OMWBE & WDVA are ready to assist in your outreach to Women, Minority and Veteran Owned Businesses  WDVA will partner with OMWBE to track state agency/higher educational institution purchases from Veteran Owned Businesses in the same way that they are tracked for Minority & Women Business Enterprises now.  WDVA is working with OFM to create an interface with AFRS to capture all payments to Veteran Owned Businesses for state agencies/higher education. This process will be identical to the current OMWBE process.

13. WDVAOMWBE Heidi Audette Communications Director 360-725-2154 or heidia@dva.wa.gov heidia@dva.wa.gov Jennifer Montgomery Webmaster, VOB Registry Coordinator 360-725-2169 or jenniferm@dva.wa.gov jenniferm@dva.wa.gov www.dva.wa.govwww.dva.wa.gov – click on Veteran Businesses Vicky Schiantarelli, Manager Agency Support & Supplier Diversity 360-561-5590 or vschiant@omwbe.wa.gov vschiant@omwbe.wa.gov Jean Wheat, Manager IS/Administrative Support & State Certification 360-704-1181 or jwheat@omwbe.wa.gov jwheat@omwbe.wa.gov www.omwbe.wa.gov