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Office of Contract Administration

Their online business center for construction bids, professional engineering services opportunities, procurement

The Business Opportunities page at EBMUD provides information on Construction, Purchasing, Vendor Registration, Contract Equity, Requests for Qualifications and Proposals, and Land use.

Purchasing program.

Contra Costa has implemented several contracting programs to increase participation of all businesses.

Programs

* Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)
* Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (DVBE)
* E-Outreach Purchasing Program
* Local Business Enterprises (LBE)
* Outreach Programs
* Small Business Enterprises (SBE)

Contact Information

The Engineering Services Division, Special Districts Section solicits for three types of contracts: professional services, janitorial services and landscape maintenance. Professional services include Landscape Architecture, Facility Coordination and other specialized services. Janitorial services are contracted for the three facilities that the County maintains: Lefty Gomez Community Center, Rodeo Community Center and the Livorna Park restrooms. The landscape maintenance contracts are located in

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Dept. Contacts and Purcahse needs
From the Affirmative Action Office, 651 Pine St., Martinez, CA 94588 (925) 335-1045 or 335-1098

From the Calif. Dept. of General Services, a flyer/website with 4 steps to take to contract with State Government

How your firm can become a potential supplier to the State of California and how the State buys products and services.

This Department is responsible for the competitive bidding process, the pre-qualification of bidders, and the maintenance of a State bid list.

Doing Business with the CALTrans Office of Procurement and Contracts.

The department responsible for the acquisition of goods and services for the campus community

Links to all campus procurement departments

U.S. Small Business Administration site that links to information regarding size regulations and size determinations on whether a business qualifies as an eligible small business for SBA programs.

Creating a profile in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) and keeping it current ensures that your firm has access to federal contracting opportunities, especially those for small businesses.

Provides a contracting overview, where to start, procurement opportunities, non-military contracting, and the procurement library.

Commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community through this portal.

Small Business Administration (SBA) site on contracting

Links to the prevailing wage requirements of various laws applicable to government contracts enforced by the Employment Standards Administration's Wage & Hour Division.

OFCCP is responsible for ensuring that employers doing business with the Federal government comply with the laws and regulations requiring nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment.

Assists small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, veteran-owned small, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, to develop, grow, and ensure their long-term success.

The e-center is the Department of Energy's web site for information on doing business with the Department of Energy

Open For Business centralizes information to let every business in America know how to work with the Department of Homeland Security.

Links to the prevailing wage requirements of various laws applicable to government contracts enforced by the Employment Standards Adminstration's Wage & Hour Division.

Projections of all anticipated contract actions above $100,000 that small businesses may be able to perform under direct contracts with Treasury, or perform part of through subcontract arrangements with Treasury's large business prime contractors.

Doing Business with the GSA.

Each year, the Federal Government spends more than one billion dollars on printing and publishing services. The GPO alone procures a variety of products and services to many businesses and contractors from the private sector.

Doing Business

BidSync is the State of California's contractor for its eProcurement system. It also hosts the bid sites for many other procurement organizations. Those bidding opportunities may require a fee. You may search Contra Costa County bids on this site.

The National Women's Business Council (NWBC), sponsor of womenbiz.gov, is a bi-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. SBA

From here, search all determinations; determinations by state; reference material; helpful hints