Procurement Compliance Bulletin
11.03.2021
An Agency Liaison Survey launched on November 1, 2021. This survey is the second in a series of surveys mandated by the House Appropriations Committee during the 2021 legislative session. The survey will collect data about liaison vacancies, as well as the roles and duties of SBR and MBE liaisons. The survey was distributed directly to agency liaisons. Responses for the liaison survey will be accepted until it closes, on November 15, 2021. Agencies that do not respond to the survey in the alloted time will be reported as non-responsive to the Committee.
Please note, the Agency Liaison Survey is a different survey from the Agency MBE Participation Attainment Survey, which recently closed on October 31, 2021.
Questions about the surveys should be directed to the MBE Compliance Manager, Nichelle Johnson, at nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov or 410-697-9605.
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Meet Karen Reyes
We are very excited to welcome Karen Reyes to the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs. Karen will work with the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program. Her duties include data collection and performance analysis for agencies and departments participating in the MBE Program. In addition, she will provide policy support, promote best practices, facilitate training, and enforce regulations.
Karen graduated from La Salle University in 2020 and is fluent in Spanish. A Maryland native, she currently resides in Baltimore County. Welcome Karen!
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VSBE Program
In honor of Veterans Day, we are offering two webinars specifically designed for veteran entrepreneurs. We are eager to enroll more firms in the Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Program (VSBE) and by partnering with resource organizations like Project Opportunity, we can help to do just that. Increasing the state’s VSBE vendor pool, currently below 500 firms, is one way to set higher goals on state-funded contracts and ultimately benefit more veteran entrepreneurs.
Thank you in advance as VSBE Program stakeholders, for sharing these opportunities with the veteran vendors in your circle!
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Project Opportunity will be highlighted during the Small Biz Resource Connections webinar on Friday, November 5 at 10 am. This free entrepreneurship training program has been designed for veterans, by veterans. After an initial assessment, selected participants can participate in a multi-week boot camp. Over 250 veterans have successfully completed Project Opportunity since its launch in 2010. Spouses, including those with independent businesses, are welcome to attend.
Small Biz Resource Connections Registration
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Maryland's VSBE Program is the topic of our November Technical Training Classroom webinar on Tuesday, November 9 at 10 am. The two-hour session will examine the eligibility standards and 3-step certification process for Maryland’s veterans preference procurement program. Insights on how to navigate the state’s procurement processes and tactics for mining the procurement pipeline will also be covered.
Technical Training Classroom Registration
MBE Program
Reporting
FY2021 Annual Report
The FY2021 annual reporting period has concluded. Thanks to all of you who have already submitted your report. The FY21 MBE Annual Report contains data from July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 and was due on September 30th. If you have not submitted this data, please contact our office and/or submit your report. Data submitted is compiled for publication in a legislatively mandated Annual Report. Agencies who do not submit their data will be reported as non-responsive.
Annual report templates and instructions are still available on the MBE Reporting Toolkit.
Reports should be submitted via email in EXCEL FORMAT to:
MBEreports.gosba@maryland.gov.
MBE compliance and reporting questions should be directed to the MBE Compliance Manager,
Nichelle Johnson, at nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov or 410-697-9605.
FY2022 Quarterly Report
MBE Quarterly Reports for the first quarter, that ended September 30th, were due on October 30th. Quarterly report data is cumulative. Quarterly Reports for the first three quarters are due no later than 30 days following the quarter being reported, and should contain data from the start of the fiscal year.
The MBE Quarterly report instructions and template are located in the
MBE Reporting Toolkit and should be submitted via email to:
mbereports.gosba@maryland.gov.
Training
MBE Liaison Virtual Training occured on October 28, 2021. The slidedeck from the training is available in the MBE Reporting Toolkit on our website.
If you would like to be added to future MBE Liaison Training calendar invitations, please email nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov.
SBR Program
Reporting
FY2021 Annual Report
The FY2021 SBR Annual Reporting period has concluded! Thanks to all of you who have submitted your reports. The SBR Annual Report contains data from July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021. If you have not submitted this data, please contact our office and/or submit your report. Data submitted is compiled for publication in a legislatively mandated Annual Report. Those agencies that do not submit SBR Annual Reports are listed as non-responsive.
Annual report instructions and template are still available in the SBR Program Reporting Toolkit.
Reports should be submitted via email to:
sbrreports.gosba@maryland.gov.
FY2022 Quarterly Report
SBR Quarterly Reports for the first quarter that ended September 30 were due no later than October 30th and should contain data from the start of the fiscal year. SBR Quarterly report data is cumulative. Quarterly Reports for the first three quarters are due no later than 30 days following the quarter being reported, and should contain data from the start of the fiscal year.
SBR Quarterly report instructions and template are located in the
SBR Program Reporting Toolkit and should be submitted via email to:
sbrreports.gosba@maryland.gov.
Training
SBR Liaison Virtual Training was held on October 13, 2021, 9 am - 12 noon.
For any questions about the SBR Program, reports, links to the videos of previous training or to be added to the SBR Liaison Training calendar invitation, please email lisa.sennaar@maryland.gov.
Compliance & Policy Update
The next Quarterly Compliance Call is scheduled for December 9, 2021, 10 am to 12 noon
The purpose of this conference call is to address issues impacting the SBR, MBE, and VSBE procurement programs in an open and transparent forum. Compliance Call topics are added to the calendar invitation prior to the call.
We would like to address specific questions that you,
our agency stakeholders, are asking. Please submit questions
14 days in advance (by November 24, 2021) to:
compliance.gosba@maryland.gov
If you have questions about the Compliance Call or need to add a staff member to our mailing list, please email lisa.sennaar@maryland.gov and/or nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov. If you do not wish to attend any upcoming meeting, simply decline the meeting invitation.
Quarterly Compliance Calls (10 am - 12 noon )
December 9, 2021
March 24, 2022
May 12, 2022
SBR Liaison Training (Virtual) (9:00 am - 12 noon)
February 24, 2022
June 9, 2022
MBE Liaison Training (Virtual) - (9:00 am - 12 noon)
February 3, 2022
June 23, 2022
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