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Small Business Program

Summary: This page explains how UCSC works with suppliers to ensure a diverse supplier base.

It is the policy of the University of California, consistent with State and Federal Law, to provide opportunities for business contracting with small business enterprises in the areas of purchasing and other professional services provided to the University.

UCSC Purchasing works to assure equality of opportunity for small business enterprises, including small disadvantaged, women-owned and disabled veteran business enterprises, and to ensure fair opportunities for placement of purchase orders with such firms. The University uses the Federal definitions for business categories in all of its Federal and non-Federal outreach and reporting activities. These definitions may be found in the Materiel Management Glossary.

Supplier Certification

For tracking and reporting purposes only, the University relies upon vendors to register themselves. UCSC identifies its SBE, DBE, WBE and DVBE suppliers, as documented on the Payment Data Record STD 204 form.

Small disadvantaged and women-owned businesses must be certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in order for the University to get credit for using them under federal contracts. Registration is free, and is accessible at the SBA Certification Website. (Obtaining certification is not in lieu of marketing to the campus.)

HubZone

The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and was designed to stimulate economic development and create jobs in urban and rural communities by providing Federal contracting preferences to small businesses. The HUBZone applies to qualified small businesses (by SBA standards) located within the zone’s boundaries with at least 35% of their employees residing in a HUBZone. See Using HUBZones for Economic Development in Rural Communities.

Enter your address to determine whether your business is in a HUBZone at http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/init.asp

How to Get Added to the Supplier Database

Complete the Payment Data Record Payee Setup Form 204 (pdf) (signed by the owner and/or principal of your company) and fax or mail completed 204 to the Small Business Officer. Do not scan or email completed 204 forms, due to the information security risk.

Provide the following information to the Small Business Officer:

• A current copy of certification by the US Small Business Administration, if claiming small, disadvantaged, and/or women-owned business status
• A certificate of insurance if providing a service (not required to sell goods)
• A current copy of appropriate business, trade or professional license
• Any information that best illustrates your particular product and/or service.

Provide this information and direct any questions to Kim Smith, Small Business Officer, at 459-1839.

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Last revised: July 07, 2009 (am)