Certifications
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)—Supplier Clearinghouse
CPUC certification of eligible suppliers was designed to encourage, recruit, and utilize woman and minority owned businesses by participating utilities. The Clearinghouse is a Commission-supervised entity whose primary purpose is to audit and verify the status of woman and minority owned businesses.
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Women Business Enterprises National Council (WBENC)
WBENC is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. It provides a national standard of certification to women-owned businesses throughout the country, and is accepted by thousands of major corporations, and a select group of government entities.
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WBE & DBE- California Unified Certification Program (CUCP)
The California Unified Certification Program (CUCP) provides “one-stop shopping” certification services to small, minority and women businesses seeking to participate in the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program.
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Department of General Services (DGS)
The DGS PD, Office of Small Business and DVBE Services (OSDS) is the State's certifying agency that administers the Small Business and DVBE Certification Programs. In addition, the Communications & Outreach Section assists Small and Disabled Veteran businesses by participating in outreach events, providing resource guidance, and supporting the businesses through advocacy.
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8M Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program enables contracting officers to set aside certain federal contracts for competition amongst eligible WOSBs and EDWOSBs for the provision of goods and services with government agencies.
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