Los Angeles County Contracting Connections Program

CERTIFY. CONNECT. GROW

Los Angeles County’s Contracting Connections is a new program to help small businesses compete for County contracts. The County’s goal over the next four years is for 25 percent of eligible contracts to go to certified local small businesses and three percent to disabled veteran-owned businesses. There’s about $1 billion of County contracts for goods and services available to small businesses. Los Angeles County has also worked to improve the certification process, and designated small business advocates in each County department to help businesses bid on contracts. The County also created a new Social Enterprise certification to assist businesses with a mission of serving the community.

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For more information on LA County’s Contracting Connections,
contact Consumer and Business Affairs Small Business Services at:

Phone: 323.881.3964 or 855.230.6430
Click here to visit Los Angeles County Consumer and Business Affairs

Small Business Resources

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HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES

The County has made it a goal to award 25% of County Contracts for goods and services to local small business enterprises by 2020. The County’s small business division provides counseling to prospective small business owners. Click the button below to learn more.

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$1 Billion

Goal of purchasing goods and services from small businesses.

704

Number of small businesses who won contracts with the County in Fiscal Year 2017-18.

3

Days to get certified as a Local Small Business Enterprise. (On Average)

Small Business Certifications

Local Small Business Enterprises (LSBE)

Defining Local Small Business Enterprises (LSBE)

Los Angeles County uses the same criteria to define local small businesses as the State of California’s Department of General Services. To qualify, a business must:

Be independently owned and operated
Not be dominant in its field of operation
Have its main office in Los Angeles County for at least the last 12 months
Have owners (officers in the case of a corporation) who live in California and be either
- A business with fewer than 100 employees and an average annual gross receipts of $14 million or less over the last 3 years
- A manufacturer with 100 or fewer employees

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Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)

Defining Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)

To be identified as a Los Angeles County Disabled Veteran Businesses Enterprise, a business must:

Be certified by one of the following departments:

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which certifies businesses as Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Click Here to Visit
The State of California Department of General Services (DGS), which certifies a business as a SB/DVBE. Click Here to Visit

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During the registration process, the business will be asked to provide information on its VA or DGS certification.

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Social Enterprise (SE)

Defining Social Enterprise (SE)

To be identified as a Los Angeles County Social Enterprise, a business must:

Be certified or registered by any of the following organizations:

B Lab Corporation, which certified businesses as a B Corporation. Click Here to Visit
California Secretary of State, where businesses can register their business entity as a Benefit or Social Purpose Corporation. Click Here to Visit
City of Santa Monica, which offer a Green Business Certification. Click Here to Visit
City of Los Angeles, which offers a Green Business Certification. Click Here to Visit

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During the registration process, the business will be asked to provide their mission statement, a description of their programs, services, and responses to questions that provide further detail on the business’s social impact.

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