CAOfficial sources reviewedManual eligibility reviewOrganization benefit—not a personal entitlement

California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Program

California’s DVBE program helps certified businesses owned and controlled by qualifying disabled veterans compete for state work. The state participation goal is at least 3% of contract value, not 3% of contract count or a guaranteed award. Qualifying veteran owners have at least 10% service-connected disability and California domicile; certification, entity-specific ownership and business-control rules apply.

Catalog recordOrganization benefit—not individual eligibility

An agency must make the actual eligibility decision.

The program is source-verified, but its eligibility rules are not automated in this record.

Program overview

Administering agency: California Legislature
Source verification: official page text
Rating relationship: No rating threshold is inferred; confirm any program-specific disability rule with the administering agency.
P&T requirement: P&T is not inferred from the program title or summary; verify the current official requirements.
TDIU treatment: Manual verification required.
Temporary-rating treatment: Manual verification required.
Residency requirement: Residency or another jurisdiction connection may be required; verify the program-specific rule.

Why this result appeared

This provision applies to qualifying organizations, not an individual Veteran’s personal eligibility. A personal profile cannot establish organizational qualification.

Manual requirements

This provision applies to qualifying organizations, not an individual Veteran’s personal entitlement. A personal benefits profile cannot establish organizational eligibility.
Confirm the organization’s legal qualification, program-specific requirements, application process, and required evidence with the administering agency or program provider.

Organizational requirements

Open the linked program source and review the current requirements.
Contact the administering agency if any eligibility term, deadline, benefit value, or local procedure is unclear.
Apply only through the administering agency’s process after confirming that the program fits your circumstances.

Documents to consider

Evidence of the organization’s qualifying legal status
Program-specific records, including property ownership and use records when a property exemption is requested
Application and supporting documents requested by the administering agency or program provider

Limits and caveats

This is an official-source program record, not an agency eligibility decision.
Program terms can change between review dates; use the linked official source before relying on a deadline, amount, waiver, exemption, or qualification path.
The program description was checked against text from the linked official page or document.

Application, timing, and local administration

Application requirement: The administering agency may require an application, supporting records, or local filing.
Filing deadline: Confirm with the administering agency
Renewal: Confirm whether renewal, recertification, or annual filing is required.
Benefit value or formula: Varies under the official program rule
Local warning: Local administration may vary; manual verification may be required
Source language: en

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