Opening the door to opportunities.
The Small & Minority Business Resources Department (SMBR) administers the Minority- Owned, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Procurement Programs for the City of Austin. Our mission is to promote access and equity on City of Austin contracts, providing economic opportunity to small, minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses.
A Note About Operations During COVID-19
SMBR is operating in a teleworking environment in an effort to maintain social distancing for the health and safety of our employees and the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff will be addressing questions and providing customer services through emails and phone calls. We expect to continue operating in this capacity through April 2021. If you would like more information, please visit:
Certification Overview / Certification Portal / MBE/WBE Compliance Overview / DBE/ACDBE Program Information / MBE/WBE/DBE Compliance Forms
Or contact us via email at SMBR@austintexas.gov or phone: 512-974-7600
The City’s MBE/WBE/DBE department:
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Promotes and encourages minority, women, and disadvantaged business owners to participate in business opportunities with the City of Austin;
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Assist certified businesses and businesses seeking certification with learning about opportunities available on the 2016 Corridor Mobility Bond
Divisions of SMBR: Certification, Compliance, and Resources.
News and Events
- Airport Rental Car Supplier Diversity Outreach Webinar, April 27th - for more details.
- Texas Airport Rental Car Supplier Diversity Day, April 28th - for more details.
- List of Minority-Owned, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Plumbers.
- For more information about Austin Emergency Repair Resources visit Austin Emergency Repair Resources | AustinTexas.gov or search our Directory of Certified Minority- and/or Women-Owned Businesses.
- The City of Austin's Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) has Program Update.
- Click here to read the proposed plan.
Celebrating Diversity in Contracting 2020
Congratulations to all winners
COVID-19 Information
Visit www.austintexas.gov/COVID19 or ATXrecovers.com for Economic Recovery information.
Face Covering Flyer for Businesses - March 2021
2020 Disparity Study
The City of Austin (“City”) is conducting a Disparity Study of its Minority- Women-Owned Business Enterprise (“M/WBE”) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) programs to ensure that M/W/DBEs have equal access to contracting opportunities and that the City’s current programs remain legally defensible and administratively successful.
Your participation and input are a critical part of the study process.
Disparity Study Kick Off presentation from April 16, 2020 here.
For more information on the Disparity Study and how you can participate, visit http://austin.disparity-study.com
2016 Corridor Mobility Bond
- View Corridor Program Contractor Outreach Event held on June 23, 2020 here.
- 2016 Corridor Bond Program Information
- Sign up for newsletter here.
Doing Business with Tesla & Travis County
Travis County staff has asked SMBR to spread the word on potential contracting opportunities. If you're interested in opportunities with Tesla, visit https://tesla.ecomply.us/ and preregister.
- Add agency code TeslaTX
- Tesla eComply Registration Form
If there are any specific questions related to the pre-qualification process, take a look at the presentation below and field your questions to ecomply@tesla.com.
Tesla: Travis County Gigafactory Texas Outreach to Certified Firms 9.16.2020
Notice of Upcoming Solicitations from Tesla
Purchasing
Minority- and Women-Owned (MBE/WBE) Reports