Celebrate National Black-Owned Business Month with DGS!

Throughout the month of August, DGS and our Office of Small Business and DVBE Services are celebrating National Black-Owned Business Month! To all California Black-owned small businesses, we applaud your successes and contributions to our economy. We are grateful for the influential role your businesses play in supporting our local communities. Black-owned businesses are thriving and represent the continual effort toward supplier diversity.

State Announces Development Team for Affordable Housing Project on Capitol Mall in Sacramento

DGS and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) have selected McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. (MBS) as leader of the developer team to redevelop three state office buildings along Capitol Mall in Sacramento into affordable housing. 

Governor Newsom has prioritized affordable housing redevelopment for underutilized state properties. This award will explore the adaptive reuse potential of some of those properties and could serve as a model for projects across the state. Uniquely located steps from the State Capitol—where there is already high-frequency light rail and bus service, walkability to jobs, services and amenities—this climate-smart community could serve as an example of infill infrastructure investments that build more housing faster and help more people reduce reliance on cars to get where they need to go.

[Pictured left to right: Adhi Nagraj, Chief Development Officer of McCormack Baron Salaza; Ana M. Lasso, DGS Director; Amy Tong, Government Operations Agency Secretary; Lourdes Castro Ramírez, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency Secretary; Assemblymember Kevin McCarty; Senator Angelique Ashby; Gustavo Velasquez, HCD Director]

Want to Access a Statewide Contract?

Leveraged Procurement Agreements (LPAs) allow departments to buy directly from suppliers through existing contracts and agreements. LPAs are available to California's state, county, city, special district, education and other government entities. Here are some of the current opportunities being solicited for statewide contracts:

• Fresh Bread, Buns, Rolls and Muffins
  
  

• Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)

• Cheese
  
  

• Condiments, Individual Serving Packets

• Dried Legumes

• Frozen Vegetables

Sustainability Spotlight: Reducing Energy Usage at State Facilities

State facilities have a critical role to play in maintaining a stable electric grid for all Californians.  When Flex Alerts are called, state agencies respond by cutting energy use during key hours when the grid is stressed. 

In a major step forward for our efforts to reduce peak energy at California state buildings and facilities, DGS is pleased to announce that Enersponse has been selected as the official provider for demand response aggregator services for state government agencies. Whether a state agency has one building or hundreds, Enersponse will be a valuable partner. They will assess which programs work best for each agency’s unique facilities and will enroll them with utilities and the California Independent System Operator to help us all support the grid and reduce peak energy usage. All state departments are strongly encouraged to participate. To learn more about how Enersponse will help state agency facilities, contact Enersponse’s Chief Strategy Officer Rachel Permut at rpermut@enersponse.com.

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