How Do I Qualify as a Dallas County SBE?

How Do I Qualify as a Dallas County SBE?

Records Building - 500 Elm Street, Suite 0300, Dallas, TX 75202
Telephone:  (214) 653-6021  |  E-Mail:  sbe@dallascounty.org

To qualify as a SBE in Dallas County, the following criteria must be met:

• Must be certified as an SBE by one of the following County approved entities:
  1. DFW Minority Supplier Development Council,
  2. North Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA) and/or
  3. the Women’s Business Council of Southwest,
  at the time of the proposal/bid submission Other certifications are not acceptable;
• Must meet the US Small Business Administration size standard for a small business
• Firm must be organized as a for-profit business
• Must also perform a commercially-useful function on the project and have a local presence in Dallas County Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in order to be counted for SBE points. The MSA includes the following counties: Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and Collin.