AGENCY
Contract Monitoring Division
We oversee the City's contracting process to ensure economic justice for all.
AGENCY
Contract Monitoring Division
We oversee the City's contracting process to ensure economic justice for all.
Find a certified LBE
Search for a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) to work with on a contract.LBE DirectoryEqual Benefits Program
Our Equal Benefits Program (formerly Chapter 12B of the Administrative Code) requires companies with City contracts to offer equal benefits for spouses and domestic partners.
LBE Certification
Our Local Business Enterprise (LBE) program helps small businesses compete for City contracts. Learn how to become a certified LBE.
LBE Compliance
Our Compliance team can help you understand the LBE Program rules and requirements.
Contracting Equity Study
Your feedback is important to us. The City and County of San Francisco is conducting a contracting equity study to better understand and address barriers that small and local business enterprises face when trying to access the City’s contract and procurement opportunities.
Services
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Get your business ready
Register a new business
If you engage in business in San Francisco, you must register, renew your registration annually, and show your Registration Certificate in your place of business.
Visit the City Partner portal
Visit our City Partner portal to register as a bidder and start the process for becoming a compliant supplier.
Get certified as an LBE
Apply to become a certified Local Business Enterprise.
Comply with the Equal Benefits Program
Become eligible to work with the City by offering the same benefits to employees with spouses and employees with same-sex and different-sex domestic partners.
We can help you add domestic partner benefits if you don't already have them.
Current Contracting Opportunities
Bid to provide services and goods to the City of San Francisco.
Future contract opportunities
Explore, plan, and prepare for future opportunities.
Start a contract
Resources
Equal Benefits Program
14B Local Business Enterprise (LBE) Program
LBE Compliance
Whether you're a certified LBE or a contract holder, we can help you understand the rules for participating in the LBE program.
Local Business Enterprise Advisory Committee (LBEAC)
We advise the CMD Director and other City Leaders on how to make the LBE Program better.
Contractor Development Program
Find programs, support and trainings designed to help certified LBEs with business development, the Contractor Accelerated Payment Program (CAPP) and contracting opportunities.
Mentor Protégé Program
Experienced mentors are paired with emerging Micro-LBEs in order to foster business development and enhance the capabilities of the protégés.
SF Lends
Get connected to banks offering affordable loans and lines of credit to LBEs for day-to-day cashflow needs.
Public notices for Contract Monitoring Division
Find updates and announcements about our programs.
CMD Newsletter
The Contract Monitoring Division newsletter focuses on highlighting the latest news, events, and contracting opportunities relevant to the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) community.
About
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) oversees City laws designed to protect equality throughout San Francisco’s governmental contracting process. Through the Equal Benefits, Local Business Enterprise, and Contractor Development programs, we work to make sure the City's contracting process is carried out fairly, effectively, and efficiently.
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Contact information
Address
Contract Monitoring Division1455 Market Street
Suite 16A
San Francisco, CA 94103
Suite 16A
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone
Phone:415-554-0630
For general questions
cmd.info@sfgov.orgEqual Benefits Unit
CMD.EqualBenefits@sfgov.org14B LBE Certification Unit
LBEcert@sfgov.orgFor reporting concerns about the LBE program
LBEEnforcement@sfgov.org