MISSION
To create an environment of inclusion where our diverse and local business enterprises are given maximum opportunity to compete successfully in providing quality and cost-effective products and services to City Departments in a timely manner.
COMMITMENT TO DISADVANTAGED, MINORITY, WOMEN, LONG BEACH AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
The City of Long Beach is committed to provide maximum opportunities for Disadvantaged, Minority, Women, Long Beach and Other Business Enterprises (DBEs, MBEs, WBEs, LBBEs and OBEs) to compete successfully in supplying our needs for products and services. We do this by:
1. Training Buyers to be aware of their challenges.
2. Placing a high priority on outreach; contacting them directly through trade fairs, local, minority and women business associations and the Southern California Regional Purchasing Council.
3. Assisting them in developing their administrative skills in areas such as bidding and invoicing.
4. Assisting them in technical areas such as specification interpretation.
DIVERSITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
The City Council, on September 9, 2003, adopted the updated City of Long Beach Diversity Outreach Program. Click here for the Diversity Outreach Program.
The City of Long Beach is pleased to announce a new Bid Management System for city bids, RFPs and RFIs. Registration is required, so please add your business to the City's bid management database at www.lbpurchasing.org.
Please contact our Diversity and Economic Opportunity Officer Jesse Johnson at (562)570-6462 or e-mail at jesse_johnson@longbeach.gov for more information about these programs.
"It makes good sense to do business with and hire from our diverse community." |
