8 CBE CONNECT
DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DC DOING BUSINESS GUIDE 2018/2019 87
LOCAL & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DSLBD’s CBE Connect (cbeconnect.dc.gov) is a
comprehensive tool to provide CBEs a one-stop shop
for all contracting and procurement needs.
Certification as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) is a
prerequisite to be certified in any additional business
enterprise category within the CBE Program. In the CBE
Program, once a business meets all LBE requirements, the
business can request certification in other categories of the
Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE), Resident-owned Business Enterprise
(ROB), business enterprise located within a Development
Enterprise Zone (DZE), Longtime Resident Business
Enterprise (LRB), Veteran-owned Business Enterprise (VOB),
or the Local Manufacturing Business Enterprise (LME)
designation(s) for consideration to receive additional
preference points or percentages.
The preference points associated with each category of
certification are as follows:
CBE Category Proposal
Points
Bid % Price
Reduction
Local Business Enterprise 2 2%
Small Business Enterprise 3 3%
Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise* 2 2%
Development Enterprise Zone 2 2%
Resident-Owned Business 5 5%
Longtime Resident Business 5 10%
Veteran-Owned Business
Enterprise 2 2%
Local Manufacturing Business
Enterprise 2 2%
*Note: The personal net worth of the applicant seeking DBE
certification must be less than $1,000,000, excluding the
value of their primary residence and values of their ownership
interest in the CBE.
(202) 727-3900 · dslbd.dc.gov
5. GET ON THE DC SUPPLY SCHEDULE (CBES ONLY).
The DC Supply Schedule (DCSS) is the city's multiple-award
schedule for providing commercial products and services
to most District government agencies and Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments members. Competitive
contracts are awarded to hundreds of suppliers who can
provide products and services to meet recurring needs of
these government agencies.
DCSS SCHEDULES CATEGORIES:
• Advertising, Novelties, Souvenirs, Promotional and
Specialty Products, 037-00
• Audit & Financial Management Services, 946-00
• Engineering and Logistics Services, 925-00
• Furniture and Furniture Management Services, 425-00
• Industrial Services, 934-00
• Industrial Supplies and Apparel, 485-00
• Information Technology, Equipment and Software, 920-00
• Marketing, Media and Public Information, 961-00
• Medical Supplies and Equipment, 475-00
• Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS),
918-00
• Moving and Logistics Services, 962-00
• General Office Supplies, 615-00
• Printing and Document Management Services, 966-00
• Security Equipment, Security Services and Emergency
Preparedness
• Temporary Support Services, 962-69,961-30
• Training Services and Products, 924-00
(202) 727-0252 · https://ocp.dc.gov/page/district-columbia-supplyschedule
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6. REGULARLY VISIT OCP.DC.GOV TO VIEW
CURRENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
• VIEW SOLICITATION NOTICES. Opportunities are advertised
on the OCP website. For solicitations over $250,000,
regulations require that solicitations be posted at least
once in a newspaper of general circulation. Solicitation
notices are currently posted in The Washington Times
classified section, Afro American, Washington Hispanic,
Asian Fortune, and Capital Community News (Hill Rag,
East of the River and DC North). Notices may appear in
The Washington Post. OCP uses an electronic solicitation
system. Paper copies are no longer available at the Office
of Contracting and Procurement. Vendors are responsible
for checking OCP's website daily in the event that
amendments are made to a solicitation.
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