The following is information that can assist you in doing business with the Commonwealth of 维吉尼亚州
什么是弗吉尼亚游泳项目?
游 代表 S购物中心, Women-owned, And Minority-owned企业. Becoming certified through the 维吉尼亚州 Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD) gives you certain preferred purchasing status with State Agencies and, 如果您已注册eVA, your company is listed in eVA along with your certification status. 对应的认证是S (Small), W(女性), (少数民族), WS(女性), 及文学硕士(少数族裔及少数族裔). 的标准 S are at least 51% independently owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are U.S. 公民或合法居留的外国人, and together with affiliates has 250 or fewer employees, or average annual gross receipts of $10 million or less over the previous three years. One or more of these individual owners shall control both the management and daily business 操作 of the small business.
的标准 W are at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more 女性 who are U.S. 公民或合法居留的外国人, 或者在公司的情况下, 伙伴关系, 或有限责任公司或其他实体, at least 51% of the equity ownership interest is owned by one or more 女性 who are citizens of the United States or legal resident aliens, and both the management and daily business 操作 are controlled by one or more 女性.
的标准 M are at least 51% owned by one or more minority individuals who are U.S. 公民或合法居留的外国人, 或者在公司的情况下, 伙伴关系, 或有限责任公司或其他实体, at least 51% of 公司的股权, 伙伴关系, 或有限责任公司或其他实体 is owned by one or more minority individuals who are U.S. 公民或合法居留的外国人, and both the management and daily business 操作 are controlled by one or more minority individuals, 或者任何历史上的黑人学院或大学, regardless of the percentage ownership by minority individuals or, 在公司的情况下, 伙伴关系, 或有限责任公司或其他实体, 公司的股权, 伙伴关系, 或有限责任公司或其他实体. (Minority includes African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American.) Individuals must be US 公民或合法居留的外国人 in the USA.
双重认证
If you are currently certified by the 维吉尼亚州 Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD) as a Woman- or Minority-owned business, you are strongly encouraged to get additional certification as a Small Business. 还有额外的小型企业认证, you will be eligible to participate in any procurement initiatives for Small Businesses sponsored by the Commonwealth of 维吉尼亚州 and its agencies.
Once DMBE completes the review process and assigns the additional “Small Business” certification, DSBSD will post these second certifications on their website and will distribute them to eVA for posting to the vendor’s registration account as part of normal daily processing.
What are the benefits of certification/Dual certification?
The benefits of certification are help and support for s购物中心, 女性, and minority businesses to compete for state contracts with larger and more favored businesses. Policies and procedures give certain advantages to 游 certified vendors and even more advantages to those with the added Small Business certification.
获得游认证需要付费吗? 我如何成为游认证?
There are no fees to DSBSD for certification in 维吉尼亚州. Your only certification cost is getting the application and documentation prepared and to DSBSD. You might have to pay fees to the State Corporation Commission for registration with them. To learn more and to apply, go to the DSBSD webpage located at www.sbsd.维吉尼亚州.政府
我的SWAM证书何时/为何到期?
Your certification will expire at the end of three years. 你可以再续借三年,等等. The reason for this is to ensure that the database of certified firms is always reasonably current, 有真正的公司在做真正的生意, 有正确的联系方式, and to assure your business still meets the requirements.