California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 14835.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1198.)
• Section 14836.
  (a) The Legislature hereby declares that it serves a public purpose, and it is of benefit to the state, to promote and facilitate the fullest possible...
• Section 14837.
  As used in this chapter:(a) “Department” means the Department of General Services.(b) “Director” means the Director of General Services.(c) “Manufacturer” means a business that meets both of the...
• Section 14838.
  In order to facilitate the participation of small business, including microbusiness, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in...
• Section 14838.1.
  (a) In order to encourage the participation of small businesses in the construction, alteration, demolition, repair, or improvement, of the state’s infrastructure, as provided in the...
• Section 14838.2.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Market demand is a driving factor in determining profitability of California companies and the ability of those...
• Section 14838.4.
  No small business preference shall be allowed if allowing the small business preference would result in a computed bid of the preference recipient which would...
• Section 14838.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding the advertising, bidding, and protest provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of this part and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) and...
• Section 14838.64.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, the advertising, bidding, and protest provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of this part...
• Section 14838.7.
  (a) Notwithstanding the advertising and bidding provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of this code and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part...
• Section 14839.
  There is hereby established within the department the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services. The duties of the office shall include:(a) Compiling...
• Section 14839.1.
  (a) The department shall have sole responsibility for certifying and determining the eligibility of small businesses and microbusinesses under this chapter.(b) Local agencies shall have access to...
• Section 14840.
  (a) In the process of certifying and determining the eligibility of a disabled veteran business enterprise or a small business enterprise, including a microbusiness, the department...
• Section 14841.
  Upon completion of a public contract for which a commitment to achieve small business or disabled veteran business enterprise participation goals was made, the contractor...
• Section 14842.
  (a) A business that has obtained classification as a small business or microbusiness by reason of having furnished incorrect supporting information or by reason of having...
• Section 14842.5.
  (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to do any of the following:(1) Knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain, retain, attempt to obtain or...
• Section 14843.
  The department may make all rules and regulations consistent with the law for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter. Rules...

Last modified: October 22, 2018