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ABOUT THE MBE/DBE DATA FILES
Database fields are illustrated below
- Business Name
- E-Mail address:
- Street Address
- City
- State
- Zip
- Owner's First Name
- Owner's Last Name
- Telephone
- Fax
- Web Site
- Description of Services
about State of MA Certification
Q. What is DBE, What is SDO/SOMWBA?
Certified firms must compete on bids as fiercely as any firm.
"Minority" shall be defined as a permanent resident of the U.S. operating a business within the Commonwealth who is black, Western Hemisphere Hispanic, Asian, American Indian, or Cape Verdean, and a "Minority Business Enterprise" (MBE) as a minority business certified by SDO ( Supplier Diversity Office of Massachusetts ) / aka State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) or another state Agency. A "Woman Business Enterprise" (WBE) shall be a business certified as such by SDO or another certifying agency.
These rules and policies are subject to change, however there are mandated capital size restrictions such as: Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers must meet an employee size standard ranging between 500 to 1500 employees, depending on the NAICS classification, and their average three year gross sales must be less than $17.4 million.
As of March 1999, changes to the DBE regulations require all owner applicants to complete a Statement of Disadvantage and a Personal Financial Statement.
All eligible owners must affirm that they are members of a disadvantaged group (for example, an eligible ethnic minority or female). Net worth of the applicant must be less than $750,000, excluding the values of the applicant's ownership interest in the business seeking certification and the owner's primary residence.
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