Small & Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Utilization Program
This initiative aims to enhance awareness about opportunities for certified small, minority-owned, women-owned, and socially disadvantaged businesses to bid on Town contracts and provide goods and services.
The Town's program is designed to identify, support, and promote small and minority-owned disadvantaged businesses within the community.
The program offers greater access to public contracts and various opportunities that allow small and minority-owned disadvantaged businesses to participate in local projects. It also offers workshops to inform eligible businesses about the Town's procurement process and guide them through the steps to obtain certification. The first workshop is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, at 6 p.m. at the Island Recreation Center, 20 Wilborn Road.
Business owners seeking to participate in the Town’s program should obtain certification from one of the following organizations as a small or minority-owned disadvantaged business:
South Carolina Division of Small and Minority Business Contracting and Certification
South Carolina Department of Transportation
U.S. Small Business Administration
Certified small or minority-owned businesses can take advantage of government programs, including increased access to government contracting opportunities, thus facilitating growth, employment, and economic sustainability. In addition to becoming certified, business owners are encouraged to register as a vendor through the Town’s vendor procurement portal. Vendors will be able to upload certification documents when registering.
To ensure it reaches the greatest number of small and minority-owned businesses, the Town will regularly consult directories maintained by state and federal agencies and other organizations to identify and directly solicit certified disadvantaged businesses.
The Town will work with local organizations that support small and minority-owned businesses to identify and provide them with the resources they need to prepare successful bid proposals.
Business owners are encouraged to visit the Town's Procurement webpage for a list of frequently asked questions about this initiative and subscribe to receive electronic notifications for Town solicitations matching their products and services.
The first workshop is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, at 6 p.m. at the Island Recreation Center, 20 Wilborn Road. I, along with and Johnny Burch, a representative from the S.C. Division of Small and Minority Business Contracting and Certification, will share information about the Town's bid process and how to become certified.
For further information or assistance, business owners can explore the Town's bid and proposal opportunities at hiltonheadislandsc.gov/business/bids or contact the Town's Procurement Officer, Rich Groth, at RichG@hiltonheadislandsc.gov or 843-341-4711.
Rich Groth, Procurement Officer
Town of Hilton Head Island, SC
843-341-4711
http://www.HiltonHeadIslandSC.gov
RichG@HiltonHeadIslandSC.gov
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