Quick Summary
- Program is for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises, too
- Preference for certain contracts valued up to $250,000
- Learn more at Supply Chain Management webinar, Aug. 23
ٺƵ Supply Chain Management will present a webinar next week on UC’s new Small Business First Program.
AT A GLANCE
- WHAT: “Purchasing Under Small Business First” webinar
- WHEN: 1:30-3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23
“Any employee who purchases on behalf of their department or the university should familiarize themselves with the requirements of Small Business First,” states an announcement on the . See box for information on next week’s webinar.
Under Small Business First, approved by the Board of Regents in June and incorporated into , the university must award certain nonconstruction contracts and procurements to government-certified Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises, wherever practicable, for deals valued between $10,000 and $250,000 and when the goods and-or services cannot be obtained through an existing strategically-sourced agreement.
ٺƵ Supply Chain Management posted a notice Aug. 12, saying, “All requisitions submitted going forward, from the time of [this] notice, will be subject to .”
UC Procurement’s Small Business First website states: “Small businesses play a significant role in the California economy. But small businesses face major challenges, especially since the pandemic. Targeted procurement programs like Small Business First can help small businesses mitigate these difficulties.
“This policy helps UC invest in and enrich our local communities with jobs and economic stability while furthering our sustainability goals and mission of teaching, research and public service.”
Questions should be directed by email to the ٺƵ Small Business Program.
Media Resources
Dateline Staff: Dave Jones, editor, 530-752-6556, dateline@ucdavis.edu; Cody Kitaura, News and Media Relations specialist, 530-752-1932, kitaura@ucdavis.edu.