Study documents (such as presentations and notes) as they are developed by the study team will be placed on this page for reference. Please check back periodically for updated documents throughout the course of the Study.
Definitions
For the Purpose of this Study, the County currently utilizes the following Local, Small, Micro, and Diverse Business Enterprises (LSMDBEs) definitions informed by definitions utilized by the State of California:
- Local business means a business having a principal office with a street address in San Mateo County.
- Small business is (A) a business that, together with all affiliates, has 100 or fewer employees, and annual gross receipts of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) or less as averaged for the previous three (3) tax years, (B) A manufacturer as defined herein that, together with all affiliates, has 100 or fewer employees.
- Micro business is (A) a business that, together with all affiliates, has annual gross receipts of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or less as averaged for the previous three (3) tax years, (B) and, together with all affiliates, has 25 or fewer employees.
- Diverse business enterprises or DBEs include the following:
- Minority business enterprise means a business that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minorities, or in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more minorities, and managed, operated, and controlled by one or more minorities.
- Women business enterprise means a business that is at least 51 percent owned by a woman or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women, and managed, operated, and controlled by one or more women.
- LGBTQ+ business enterprise means a business enterprise that is at least 51 percent owned, managed, operated, and controlled by one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBTQ+) individuals.
- Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) must have (A) a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense; (B) the SDVOSB must be small business under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; (C) The SDVOSB must unconditionally own at least 51 percent of the SDVOSB; (D) The SDVOSB must control the management and daily operations of the SDVOSB; (E) and the SDVOSB must hold the highest officer position in the SDVOSB.
- Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) is a firm that meets the small business requirements established by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Additionally, it requires that the company is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a veteran.
The definitions above may be revised based on findings and recommendations from the Supplier Diversity Disparity Study.