Guides

Procurement guides

Plain explanations of the rules governing how government software purchases actually get made, written for the person who has to run the procurement.

The SB/DVBE Option

The streamlined route California departments use for purchases under $250,000.

Certification, the 3% participation goal, and what it means for a buying agency.

Two different programs, two different administrators, two different effects.

The dates moved in April 2026. The obligation did not.

The main routes — and which one your purchase actually fits.