State Contracting Opportunities

States provide contracting opportunities to minorities through set-asides.  This means that a portion (usually 3%) of all contracts are designated for minority owned businesses.  In most states the term minorities include veterans and disabled veterans.  You may also qualify as a minority if you’re a woman, African-American, Asian, etc. or are on social security disability.

To be qualified as a minority-owned business you will need to be certified as such.  Review the States’ requirements and get your business certified.

State Databases:
Lookup the bidding databases for the state you’re in and find out if there are contracting opportunities that you can participate in.

AL Procurement Database Minority Cert	HI Procurement Database Minority Cert	MA Procurement Database Minority Cert	NM Procurement Database Minority Cert	SD Procurement Database Minority Cert
AK Procurement Database Minority Cert	ID Procurement Database Minority Cert	MI Procurement Database Minority Cert	NY Procurement Database Minority Cert	TN Procurement Database Minority Cert
AZ Procurement Database Minority Cert	IL Procurement Database Minority Cert	MN Procurement Database Minority Cert	NC Procurement Database Minority Cert	TX Procurement Database Minority Cert
AR Procurement Database Minority Cert	IN Procurement Database Minority Cert	MS Procurement Database Minority Cert	ND Procurement Database Minority Cert	UT Procurement Database Minority Cert
CA Procurement Database Minority Cert	IA Procurement Database Minority Cert	MO Procurement Database Minority Cert	OH Procurement Database Minority Cert	VT Procurement Database Minority Cert
CO Procurement Database Minority Cert	KS Procurement Database Minority Cert	MT Procurement Database Minority Cert	OK Procurement Database Minority Cert	VA Procurement Database Minority Cert
CT Procurement Database Minority Cert	KY Procurement Database Minority Cert	NE Procurement Database Minority Cert	OR Procurement Database Minority Cert	WA Procurement Database Minority Cert
DE Procurement Database Minority Cert	LA Procurement Database Minority Cert	NV Procurement Database Minority Cert	PA Procurement Database Minority Cert	WV Procurement Database Minority Cert
FL Procurement Database Minority Cert	ME Procurement Database Minority Cert	NH Procurement Database Minority Cert	RI Procurement Database Minority Cert	WI Procurement Database Minority Cert
GA Procurement Database Minority Cert	MD Procurement Database Minority Cert	NJ Procurement Database Minority Cert	SC Procurement Database Minority Cert	WY Procurement Database Minority Cert