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SUMMARY:DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES (DGS) WEBINAR SERIES
DESCRIPTION:The California state government spends approximately $10 billion annually on goods\, services\, and public works.\n\nDo you own or work for a small business? Are you interested in expanding your client base? Perhaps you should look into the government sector. The State of California does business with numerous Small Businesses (SB) throughout the state\, buying products and services in IT\, construction\, temporary labor\, and even pencils.\n\nThe state's Department of General Services (DGS) Procurement Division (PD) is the central purchasing authority for all state departments\, agencies\, institutions\, community colleges\, technical institutes\, and city or local boards of education.\n\nThis Seminar covers:\n\n\n	Registering your business with eProcurement. This allows suppliers to upload bids/proposals in response to application online solicitations.\n	Becoming a Certified Small Business (SB) or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE).\n	Accessing the California State Contractors Register (CSCR) which connects you to government solicitations\, providing an easy-to-use\, on-line publication\n	Becoming a California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contractor.\n	State and local government agencies shop and compare CMAS for the best value\, product\, and services\, and place orders directly with these businesses\n	Marketing your business to State Agencies
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 5px\; padding: 0px 0px 8px\; font-family: &quot\;open sans&quot\;\, &quot\;arial narrow&quot\;\; font-size: 11px\; line-height: 14.3px\; color: rgb(101\, 101\, 101)\; float: none\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 244)\;">The California state government spends approximately $10 billion annually on goods\, services\, and public works.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 5px\; padding: 0px 0px 8px\; font-family: &quot\;open sans&quot\;\, &quot\;arial narrow&quot\;\; font-size: 11px\; line-height: 14.3px\; color: rgb(101\, 101\, 101)\; float: none\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 244)\;">Do you own or work for a small business? Are you interested in expanding your client base? Perhaps you should look into the government sector. The State of California does business with numerous Small Businesses (SB) throughout the state\, buying products and services in IT\, construction\, temporary labor\, and even pencils.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 5px\; padding: 0px 0px 8px\; font-family: &quot\;open sans&quot\;\, &quot\;arial narrow&quot\;\; font-size: 11px\; line-height: 14.3px\; color: rgb(101\, 101\, 101)\; float: none\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 244)\;">The state&rsquo\;s Department of General Services (DGS) Procurement Division (PD) is the central purchasing authority for all state departments\, agencies\, institutions\, community colleges\, technical institutes\, and city or local boards of education.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 5px\; padding: 0px 0px 8px\; font-family: &quot\;open sans&quot\;\, &quot\;arial narrow&quot\;\; font-size: 11px\; line-height: 14.3px\; color: rgb(101\, 101\, 101)\; float: none\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 244)\;">This Seminar covers:</p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 5px 15px\; list-style-position: initial\; list-style-image: initial\; font-size: 13px\; color: rgb(101\, 101\, 101)\; font-family: &quot\;open sans&quot\;\, &quot\;arial narrow&quot\;\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 244)\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; padding: 0.5em 0px 10px\;">Registering your business with eProcurement. This allows suppliers to upload bids/proposals in response to application online solicitations.</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; padding: 0.5em 0px 10px\; margin-top: -1px\;">Becoming a Certified Small Business (SB) or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE).</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; padding: 0.5em 0px 10px\; margin-top: -1px\;">Accessing the California State Contractors Register (CSCR) which connects you to government solicitations\, providing an easy-to-use\, on-line publication</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; padding: 0.5em 0px 10px\; margin-top: -1px\;">Becoming a California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contractor.</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; padding: 0.5em 0px 10px\; margin-top: -1px\;">State and local government agencies shop and compare CMAS for the best value\, product\, and services\, and place orders directly with these businesses</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; padding: 0.5em 0px 10px\; margin-top: -1px\;">Marketing your business to State Agencies</li>\n</ul>\n
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URL:https://business.anaheimchamber.org/events/details/doing-business-with-the-department-of-general-services-dgs-webinar-series-3844
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