State Certification
Vendors and suppliers wanting to do business with OHSU must be certified with the State of Oregon OMWESB to be considered a Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business.
State Certifications
The State of Oregon office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business offers four types of certifications to qualified Oregon businesses.| Certification program | Certification is for | If the business is |
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Emerging Small Business (ESB)
Tier 1 |
contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions | • 19 or fewer employees • 3-year gross annual receipts construction firms ≤$1,699,953 non-construction firms ≤$679,981 |
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Tier 2
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contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions
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• 29 or fewer employees
• 3-year gross annual receipts construction firms ≤$3,399,907 non-construction firms ≤$1,133,302 |
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contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions
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• owned and controlled by a
member of a recognized minority group** • minority has 51% + ownership |
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contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions
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• owned and controlled by woman
• woman has 51% + ownership |
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contracting opportunities with recipients of federally-funded transportation-related projects
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• owned and controlled by woman
OR member of recognized minority group** |
