1. (a) Applicants do not meet the eligibility requirements for certification, or do not respond to requests from OSDS for additional information within the thirty (30) calendar days specified in a written notice from OSDS. Additional information includes but is not limited to the following:

   1. (1) Federal income tax returns as required by section 1896.81 and Military and Veterans Code section 999.2, subdivision (g).
   2. (2) Demonstration of the required DV ownership and/or control level of fifty-one percent (51%), or one hundred percent (100%) in the case of LLCs.
   3. (3) Demonstration of active status with the California Secretary of State and the Contractor's License Board, when legally required to do so.
   4. (4) Documentation showing all current licenses, permits, insurance coverage and registrations integral to conducting business lawfully which may include but not limited to those issued by any state or local government.
   5. (5) Documentation showing the applicant's statutory domicile in California or service-connected disability on the part of qualifying DVs.
2. (b) The request for certification and supporting documents, in spite of information corrections and/or clarifications, may still not substantiate that eligibility requirements have been met.
3. (c) Any request for certification is submitted by one or more principals of a business (new or existing) formed, financed by, or affiliated with a business that has been suspended from contracting with the state of California, or whose certification has been revoked.

DVBE Certification will be denied when:

Note: Authority cited: Sections 14600, 14615 and 14839, Government Code; and Section 999.5, Military and Veterans Code. Reference: Sections 14839, 14840 and 14843, Government Code; and Sections 999.2 and 999.9, Military and Veterans Code.

History

1. New section filed 11-29-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 48). For prior history, see Register 2017, No. 4.

2. Amendment filed 6-29-2023; operative 6-29-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 26).