Department of Economic Development 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 800 Rockville, Maryland 20850 www.choosemontgomerymd.com 240 777-2000 Montgomery County Executive Isiah (Ike) Leggett • Launched the Small Business Plus Program to provide $20 Million for Job Growth Partnership with Local Banks for loans to small businesses. • Provides a Minority Female and Disabled Business Program • Executes the Local Small Business Reserve Program County Council President Craig Rice • Supports business vitality and the importance of small business to the County’s economic • Advocates for the Minority Business Program Minority Business Statistics • African American-Owned Businesses – 14,500 Focused on health care and social assistance, professional scientific and technical assistance, transportation and warehousing. • Asian- Owned Businesses – 14,000 Focused on professional, scientific and technical services, health care and social assistance, and retail sectors. • Hispanic – Owned businesses – 12,000 Focused on construction, administrative and support and waste management and remediation services and the professional, scientific and technical services • Women-Owned Businesses – 37,500 Focused on professional, scientific and technical services, health care and social assistance and administrative and support, and waste management. Minority, Female, and Disability Program (MFD) Contact Person: Alvin Boss [email protected] 240 777-9912 (direct). Office number 240 777-9900 Office of Business Relations and Compliance Department of General Services • Certified MFD vendors are eligible as a primes or subcontractors for County contract awards in the amount of $50,000 or greater. Grants, utilities, intra/inter-government procurements are not subject to MFD law. • www.montgomerycountymd.gov/procurement Montgomery County Accepts Minority Certifications and Women MFD Participation by Categories MFD Participation by Departments County Government Upcoming Major Contracting Opportunities • Construction • Information Technology • Public Safety • Transportation Review pending and open solicitations at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/contractregister County Agencies and Municipalities • Housing Opportunities Commission – www.hocmc.org/procurement • Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission – mncppc.org • Montgomery College http//cms.montgomerycollege.edu/procurement • Montgomery County Government – www.montgomerycountymd.gov/procurement • Montgomery County Public Schools – www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/department/procurement • Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – www.wsscwater.com/procurement • Cities: Gaithersburg, Kensington, Rockville, and Takoma Park Presenter DeVance Walker, Jr., PhD Acting Chief, Division of Business Empowerment Montgomery County Department of Economic Development 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 800 Rockville, Maryland 20850 [email protected] 240 777-2000