Section 14839 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 5.5. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 1.
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. There is hereby established within the department the Office
of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services.
The duties of the office shall include:
(a) Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive bidders list of
qualified small businesses and disabled veteran business enterprises,
and noting which small businesses also qualify as microbusinesses.
(b) Coordinating with the Federal Small Business Administration,
the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Office of Small
Business Development of the Department of Economic and Business
Development.
(c) Providing technical and managerial aids to small businesses,
microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises, by
conducting workshops on matters in connection with government
procurement and contracting.
(d) Assisting small businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled
veteran business enterprises, in complying with the procedures for
bidding on state contracts.
(e) Working with appropriate state, federal, local, and private
organizations and business enterprises in disseminating information
on bidding procedures and opportunities available to small
businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business
enterprises.
(f) Making recommendations to the department and other state
agencies for simplification of specifications and terms in order to
increase the opportunities for small business, microbusiness, and
disabled veteran business enterprise participation.
(g) Developing, by regulation, other programs and practices that
are reasonably necessary to aid and protect the interest of small
businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business
enterprises in contracting with the state.
(h) Making efforts to develop, in cooperation with associations
representing counties, cities, and special districts, a core
statewide small business certification application that may be
adopted by all participating entities, with any supplemental
provisions to be added as necessary by the respective entities.
(i) The information furnished by each contractor requesting a
small business or microbusiness preference shall be under penalty of
perjury.