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I am from one of the 12 states listed on the DMBE website that are unable to participate in the Virginia SWaM Program. Why can’t I participate?

April 26, 2017dmbe participate program SWaM Virginia website

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I am from one of the 12 states listed on the DMBE website that are unable to participate in the Virginia SWaM Program. Why can’t I participate?

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The following 12 states and district do not allow Virginia-based businesses to participate equally in their programs for small, women- or minority-owned businesses: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, and Washington, D. C.. Businesses based in these 12 states are not eligible to participate because the Code of Virginia (Section 2.2-1403 (8) requires that DMBE deny them participation as a result of their programs or procurement preferences which negatively affect Virginia-based businesses (such as denying them certification or having non-Virginia, in-state preferences or pre-conditions for participation).