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    ​​​​​​​​​​​​Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities

    Get Started Doing Business with the Commonwealth
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    The Shapiro-Davis Administration is committed to creating economic opportunity for all – and we know we cannot truly give everyone the opportunity to succeed without supporting our small, small diverse, and veteran businesses.
     
    The Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities (BDISBO) within the Department of General Services (DGS) is dedicated to expanding opportunities for small, diverse, and veteran-owned businesses across Pennsylvania. Through strategic initiatives, streamlined processes, and increased investments, BDISBO ensures that businesses of all sizes can compete for and secure state contracts.
     

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    What We Offer

    Through the Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunity, you can:

    • Receive the information and assistance you need to navigate the commonwealth’s procurement process. 
    • Receive information for prime- and sub-contracting opportunities. 
    • Certify your business as a small, diverse or veteran-owned business. 
    • Receive information for opportunities available through the Small Business Reserve Program that designates specific contracts exclusively for small businesses.

    Am I a Small, Small Diverse, Veteran, Micro, or Midsize Business?

    We’re committed to implementing programs that increase contracting opportunities for small and small diverse businesses across Pennsylvania. 

    You're qualified to access these opportunities if you are a: 

    • 100 or less full-time employees who bring in less than an average of $47 million over three years, known as a Small Business.

    How to get certified as a Small Business

    • Third-party-certified as being owned by women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and service-disabled veterans, as well as meeting the qualifications for a Small Business above, known as a Small Diverse Business.

    How to get verified as a Small Diverse Business

    • Certified veteran and service-disabled veteran owned businesses that also meet the qualifications for a Small Business, known as a Veteran Business Enterprise.

    How to get verified as a Veteran Business Enterprise

    • A Micro Business has no more than 25 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees and may not exceed three-year average gross revenues of $1 Million. 
    • Effective July 1, 2025: Updated certification and procurement programs will pilot the newly created “Micro and Midsize Business Certifications”. Stay tuned as more information becomes available in the coming weeks.

    • A Mid-Size Business has no more than 750 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees and may not exceed three-year average gross revenues of $141 Million.
    • Effective July 1, 2025: Updated certification and procurement programs will pilot the newly created “Micro and Midsize Business Certifications”. Stay tuned as more information becomes available in the coming weeks.