Los Angeles County Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Preference

A 15% bid or price preference, capped at $150,000 a solicitation, for a business certified as a California DVBE or verified by VA as service-disabled veteran-owned, on county purchases of goods and services and on concession contracts (15% of the revenue component there, capped at $750,000).

Also called: DVBE, SDVOSB, contracting, bid preference, small business, procurement, 2.211.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Los Angeles County, CACounty

County Code chapter 2.211 sets the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Preference Program, run by the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs. Who qualifies. A business certified by the State of California as a DVBE, a business verified by VA as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or one certified by another agency that meets the same criteria under the department's inclusion policy (section 2.211.030). The department verifies and certifies the business (section 2.211.050). The preference (section 2.211.060). Where the award goes to the lowest responsible bidder, the DVBE's bid is treated as 15% lower. Where proposals are scored on factors beyond price, the DVBE gets 15% of the cost or price component. On a concession contract scored on revenue, it gets 15% of the revenue component. The preference may not exceed $150,000 on a purchase solicitation or $750,000 on a revenue-scored concession. The business must request the preference in its bid or proposal.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Los Angeles County Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Preference
Gate	Rule
Certified disabled veteran business	The business must hold a California DVBE certification or VA service-disabled veteran-owned verification. The State DVBE program sets its own disability test for the owner.

Sources

Los Angeles County Code, chapter 2.211, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Preference ProgramOfficial

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Last updated 2026-09-30.

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