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UPCOMING VENDOR FORUMS
Learn how to register to do business with the City of Alexandria, Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria ReNew Enterprises, and DASH Transit Services. Purchasing staff will explain the registration systems and requirements, review current solicitation opportunities, and answer questions about doing business with the City. Staff will also explain how to register as a Small, Woman-Owned, or Minority Owned business, and/or Veteran Owned and Disabled Owned businesses. All current and prospective vendors are welcome.
Register with the City as a SWaM Vendor
The City uses an online portal where vendors can to view and update their information, view and bid on City contracts and solicitations, and monitor the status of payments. To register as a vendor or maintain your vendor account, login through the Vendor Self-Service (VSS) portal. If you are a SWaM vendor certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia, make sure to select that option during registration.
AEDP Small Business
The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP) Small Business program provides free tools, resources, and confidential services to small businesses in the City of Alexandria. They offer assistance to help start, manage, and grow your business, host workshops and events, can counsel your organization when issues arise.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is a Federal program designed to remedy ongoing discrimination and the continuing effects of past discrimination in federally assisted highway, transit and airport contracting markets nationwide. The primary remedial goal and objective of the DBE program is to level the playing field by providing small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts.
The City of Alexandria shall not discriminate in any manner on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin, and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that Virginia certified DBEs have the maximum opportunity to participate in the City’s DOT-assisted contracts.
The City of Alexandria is developing a DBE Program and overall agency goal that conforms to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) standards set forth in 49 CFR Part 26. The overall agency goal is updated on a triennial basis.
City of Alexandria Public Notice: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024-2026 Proposed DBE Goal and Goal-Setting Methodology
DBE Goal and Methodology FFY2024-FFY2026.
City of Alexandria Proposed DBE Program and Policies:
Contact
For questions about the City’s SWaM program, please contact procurement@alexandriava.gov.
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