Recognizing an active program of research, technical assistance and procurement from Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) and Disabled Business Enterprises (DBEs) is essential to the realization of progressive social and economic development goals, the following is designed to express the County's intent to foster participation by MBEs, WBEs and DBEs in its procurement process through the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Program.

Requests for assistance with this program should be directed to the EBO Coordinator, Jackie Donaldson-Grey by phone, (410) 313-3694, or email, jgrey@howardcountymd.gov. We strongly encourage minority-, disabled- and women-owned businesses to complete parts one and two of the Bidder Application and Equal Business Opportunity Self-Certification Application.

The Office of Purchasing in conjunction with the Committee for Business and Economic Diversity (CBED), through The Center for Business and Technology Development, encourages and promotes the development of businesses owned by minorities, women and individuals with disabilities. CBED implements programs, develops partnerships and removes barriers to business success. This link will connect you to The Center for Business and Technology Development where you can obtain information about programs for entrepreneurs.

For convenience, we have provided three options related to equal business opportunity:

1. Access to the County's combined Bidder and EBO Certification Application (see below)
   

2. The County Directory of firms certified by the EBO Commission can be accessed using the links on the left side of the page labeled Firms A - C, Firms D - H, Firms I - R and Firms S - Z.
   

3. URL's which will provide you direct access to the bid listing of the County and a list of other jurisdictions with such websites.