• A 5% preference on applicable County solicitations and contracts.
• Being hosted on the County's Internet Certified Listing providing more visibility to County Departments.

Eligibility and Requirements

Businesses that are eligible to participate in the Local Small Business Enterprise Preference Program, have been certified as a small business enterprise with the State of California; and have been certified by the County's Office of Affirmative Action Compliance as holding a principal office located within the County of Los Angeles for at least the previous 12 months .

                                                                     OR

Where geographic preferences are precluded by federal funding restricitions, businesses are elgible to participate in the Local Small Business Enterprise Preference Program if they are certified by the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) or are registered as small on  the federal Central Contractor Registration data base. Information about the federal SBA guidelines and the federal Central Contractor Registration data base is available at:www.ccr.gov.

Small Business and DVBE Certification information, guidelines and applications can be accessed online from this link:  Small Business DVBE Certification Information

Detailed eligibility requirements, policies, and procedures for participating in the Local Small Business Enterprise Preference Program can be accessed online from this link:  Program Information