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Business Opportunities: Each year the Commonwealth buys goods and services totaling more than $5 billion. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) wants to do business with you and increase participation of small, women owned, and minority-owned businesses. To qualify to do business with the Commonwealth, complete three easy steps.
Certify - Register - Sell
CERTIFY: Certify your business as a Small, Woman or Minority-owned Business.
In order to qualify as Small, Woman or Minority-owned (SWAM) business, your business must be certified by the Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprises. The certification is free and can be completed online at http://www.dmbe.virginia.gov/swamcert.html.
REGISTER: After you apply for certification, register your business in eVA, the state's electronic procurement system.About 88% of the Commonwealth's purchases are made through this system. Registration in eVA takes approximately 2 hours to complete online. It will provide information about your business to more than 9,000 users. Register at http://www.eva.virginia.gov/register/index.htm.
SELL: Sell to the Commonwealth. Once your business is certified and registered, you can begin selling to the Commonwealth.
If you have questions about DVS business opportunities, contact Robyn Wright at (540) 375-4360 or
RobynWright@dvs.virginia.gov.
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