Join us for an informative Certification Workshop hosted in collaboration with Performance Enhancement Corp. and the Montgomery County Office of Procurement. This workshop is designed to assist vendors seeking certification or re-certification for the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program and the Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Program.
Please come prepared with the following:
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Laptop (required to complete the certification process)
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Google Chrome browser
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Tax ID Number (EIN)
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UNSPSC Codes for your business profile in eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA), you can explore those at https://www.ungm.org/public/unspsc
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For VSBE Certification: Electronic copy of your DD214
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For SBR Certification: Electronic access to the last 3 years of your business’ gross sales (2023, 2022, and 2021 tax returns) and number of employees.
To learn more about the eligibility requirements you can click on each program below to review them fully:
– Maryland’s prime & subcontracting program specific for Veteran-Owned businesses.
SBR Program:
– Maryland’s prime contracting program for Certified Small Businesses
Who should attend?
Veteran-owned & Small Businesses, including firms owned and operated by minorities & women interested in doing business in the state contracting arena as a prime contractor or subcontractor.
When:
Friday, February 14, 2025
9:30 a.m. – Check-in and refreshments
10:00 a.m. – Program
11:15 a.m. – Open Networking & Certification Workshop
Where:
Performance Enhancement Corp.
20300 Century Blvd. Ste 175
Germantown, MD 20874
(first suite to the right of the main doors)
What you need to know:
- There is no cost to attend
- Advance registration is required
- A brief overview of each program will be presented
- Assistance with getting your certification on the spot will be conducted following the presentations
- Free and ample parking is available
- Special Accommodation requests should be made 14 days in advance to eduardo.hayden@maryland.gov
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