The following is a list of the headquarters for each of the certifying agencies discussed on these pages. Local or regional offices can be found by contacting the organization listed.
Department of General Services (DVBE certification)Office of Small Business Certification and Resources
707 3rd Street, First Floor, Room 400
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Toll free: +1.800.559.5529
Phone: +1.916.375.4940
Fax: +1.916.375.4950
Website: http://www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/smbus/ California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), formerly WMBE Clearinghouse
1670 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Toll free: +1.800.359.7998
Phone: +1.415.928.6892
Fax: +1.415.921.0182
Website: http://www.asianinc.org/ National Minority Supplier Development Council (MBE certification)
1040 Avenue of the Americas, Second Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: +1.212.944.2430
Fax: +1.212.719.9611
Website: http://www.nmsdc.org/ U.S. Department of Transportation (DBE certification)
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
400 7th Street, SW, Room 9410
Washington, D.C. 20590
Toll free: +1.800.532.1169
Phone: +1.202.366.1930
Fax: +1.202.366.7538
Website: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/ U.S. Small Business Administration (SDB or Section 8(a) certification)
Office of Small Disadvantaged Business
409 3rd Street, SW, Mail Code 8800
Washington, D.C. 20416
Website: http://www.sba.gov/ Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBE certification)
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: +1.202.872.5515
Fax: +1.202.872.5505
Website: http://www.wbenc.org/
