Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Advisory ...

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Advisory Council Meeting

AGENDA

October 8, 2021 9:00 a.m. ?10:00 a.m.

Keith Boylan, Co-Chair CalVet Roberto Herrera, CalVet Joshua Zebley, CalVet Sharee Nuez, CalVet Daniel Bates, CalVet Anda Draghici, DGS Danetta Jackson, DGS Michael Aguillio, DGS John Spangler, CalVet

Rene Cota, Co-Chair Member Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner, Member Keli Benham-Anthis, Member Coreena Conley, Member Bobby McDonald, Member Cole Woodman, Member

9:00am ? 9:10am 9:10am ? 9:30am

9:30am ? 9:40am 9:40am ? 9:55am 9:55am ? 10:00am

CalVet Update ? Welcome New Advisory Council Member

DGS Update ? OSDS Update ? Reciprocity Partner Update ? Emergency Registry Update

Legislative Update

DVBE Request for Response (R4R) ? Report ? Response review

Next meeting agenda topics Adjournment

Roberto Herrera, CalVet Keli Benham-Anthis, DVBE Council Member Anda Draghici, DGS Danetta Jackson, DGS

John Spangler, CalVet Sharee Nuez, CalVet

Discussion

Any questions please contact: Sharee.Nuez@calvet. Telephone: (916) 651-7303

Meeting Minutes

Attendance: ? Sharee Nuez ? Daniel Bates ? Rene Cota ? Danetta Jackson ? Anda Draghici ? Bobby McDonald ? Cole Woodman

? Coreena Conley ? John Spangler ? Keli Benham-Anthis ? Michael Aguillio ? Joshua Zebley ? Roberto Herrera ? Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner

Call to Order: Rene Cota, 9:00am

CalVet Welcome/Update Roberto Herrera, CalVet

? CalVet released a RFP, $3 million in support of the Veteran Support Self-Reliance program (VSSR), part of the $25 million placed into the budget for supporting senior Veterans in permanent housing (separate from HUD-vash) o VSSR pilot program 3-year pilot program through a grant process that determines if additional supportive services for veterans age 55+ that find chronic homelessness can receive improved outcomes o

? Welcome to new DVBE Advisory Council member, Keli Benham-Anthis, Southern California Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC)

DGS Update Anda Draghici, DGS & Danetta Jackson, DGS

? Information Technology-Master Service Agreement (IT-MSA) has been rebranded and renamed to the Technology, Digital, & Data Consultation MSA o Request for interest posted: October 4th o Deadline for feedback: October 18th o DGS is seeking feedback on the extended scope of work and new classification that has been added. o Webpage:

? Emergency Registry Update o This is a dedicated portal for California certified businesses to register as a SB/DVBE who can deliver emergency goods and services to the state around-the clock. o Active as of September 30, 2021

? California SB/DVBE Atlas Tool (CalSAT) o New mapping tool that overlays all certified small business (SB) and DVBE locations within disadvantaged communities (as defined by a mapping tool by CalEPA for environmental justice which holistically looks at 32 factors in developing a ranking of business development, socio-economic, health, and vulnerable population)

 Interactive mapping tools that provides information separated by county, city, firm, contract activity, procurement information, certification, and UNSPSC codes

Helps assess the SB/DVBE certification and outreach programs in disadvantaged communities and inform targeted outreach strategies to small diverse and disabled veteran owned businesses as authorized by the Government Code 11139.6 in the Proposition 209 environment.

Webpage:

? DGS reciprocity partner addition, University of California (UC) o UC established a diverse business advisory council in 2016 to foster, promote, retain, and increase procurement dollars with small, diverse, disadvantaged, and local businesses within the UC system DGS learned that UC Procurement did not have central investment UC-wide small business or supplier diversity programs. UC campuses were independently shaping their supplier diversity programs In 2018 UCLA conducted a program assessment which included 30+ recommendations to foster and improve their small business commitment UCwide

? Overhaul an existing UC policy to include a 25%-spend goal with economically and socially responsible suppliers to also include small businesses and DVBEs

o In March 2021, UC adopted a Small Business first program The program mirrors the DGS first policy which is based off of DGS small business and DVBE option purchasing method UC committed to providing more opportunities for certified small businesses and DVBEs Informal quote to award (instant award)

? All non-construction, UC contracts, and procurement between $10,000 $250,000, that cannot be procured via an existing strategically sourced agreement must be awarded to a small business or DVBE whenever practical

? Only requires one quote for purchases from $10,000-$100,000

? Requires two quotes for procurements from $100,000 up to $250,000 with some exemption waivers allowed

? Webpage:

o September 28th 2021, DGS and UC has a reciprocity agreement UC will now accept DGS SB and DVBE certifications as part of UC Small Business First program

? Emergency Registry o This portal will only include businesses that provide goods and services contained in pre-determined emergency categories o Review of Registration Process on DGS Shared Services Portal o SB/DVBE Emergency Registry webpage: o Questions or more information, email: SBDVBEEmergencyRegistry@dgs.

Legislative Update John Spangler

? AB1574 (JEDE): Public contracts: small business liaisons and advocates and disabled veteran business enterprises: preferences

? AB 1244 (Mathis): California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program ? AB 915 (Chiu): Small and disadvantaged business enterprises ? AB 1072 (Reyes): Small businesses: technical assistance: public contracts ? SB 655 (Bradford): Insurers: diversity ? SB 608 (Melendez): State government ? AB 614 (Aguiar-Curry): Wildlife habitat: birds ? AB 378 (Bauer-Kahan): Public officials ? AB 474 (Chau): California Public Records Act: conforming revisions

DVBE Request for Response Sharee Nuez, CalVet

? Report o 137 Responses o 75 Certified DVBE's completed survey o County with the most respondents: Los Angeles (20%) o Top 5 Reasons for Completing R4R DVBE Information 63% DVBE Certification 52% Contracting with the State of California 52% Veterans Benefits 46% Business Mentorship 45%

Next meeting agenda topics ? Legislative Update ? R4R

Adjournment: Rene Cota, 10:13am

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