Department of General Services

Procurement Division

707 Third Street, Second Floor, West Sacramento, CA 95605

(916) 375-4400 (800) 559-5529

Broadcast Date: September 30, 2011 (CORRECTED October 3, 2011)

TO: Certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises

Procurement and Contracting Officers (PCOs)

Purchasing Authority Contracts (PACs)

Small Business and DVBE Advocates

State Contracting Advisory Network (SCAN)

CC: CalVet DVBE Advisory Council Members

RE: Proposed Revision to the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Regulations

The Department of General Services (DGS) proposes to revise the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 2, Division 2, Chapter 3 Sections 1896.60 et seq. This CCR is also known as the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) regulations. The revisions will incorporate:

·  Legislation chaptered in years 2003 through 2010, and

·  Organize the DVBE regulations to correspond to the Small Business regulations

You are invited to comment on the proposed DVBE regulations. The proposed DVBE regulations, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the Initial Statement of Reasons are available for your review at the DGS, Procurement Division (PD), Office of Small Business & DVBE Services (OSDS) web page located at www.dgs.ca.gov/pd/Programs/OSDS.aspx under the PD Quick Links section.

If you would like a copy of the proposed rulemaking, email your request to An electronic copy will be forwarded to you. If you would like a paper copy of the proposed rulemaking, email your request to Specify in the “SUBJECT” line of your email “SEND PAPER COPY – NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING”. Include your name, business name and complete mailing address. You may also contact the OSDS at (916) 375-4940 to request a copy of the proposed rulemaking.

Any interested persons or their authorized representatives may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action to the OSDS. The written comment period closes at 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 2011. The DGS will only consider comments received by that time. Submit comments and/or questions to:

DGS – Procurement Division

Office of Small Business & DVBE Services

Attention: Diana Alfaro

707 Third Street, 1st Floor, Room 400

West Sacramento, CA 95605

Email:

Fax: (916) 375-4950

or

If you have questions regarding this notification, please contact:

Diana Alfaro

OSDS

(916) 375-4919