Small Contractor and Supplier Certification
Get certified as a Small Contractor and Supplier (SCS) and increase the competitiveness of your firm as a contractor, consultant or supplier for King County contracts.
Program Overview
To create opportunities for King County and its contractors to make use of certified Small Contractors and Suppliers (SCS) firms on county contracts and increase the competitiveness of these firms as:- Prime Contractors and Subcontractors;
- Consultants; and
- Suppliers
The program applies to county contracts for:
- Goods & Services;
- Consulting Services; and
- Construction
- Goods & Services. Incentive: Fair Market Range to rank SCS for evaluation purposes;
- Consulting. Incentive: Award of Points for the use of SCS firms;
- Construction: Participation requirements for SCS firms
- Personal net worth less than $1.32M (excluding primary residence and equity in the business)
- 50% of the SBA business size standards
- Agreement to participate in technical assistance/business development
Types of training include, but are not limited to:
- Vendor training
- Continuing education courses
- Online business courses
- Business seminars / Workshops
- University / Technical Institution classes
- Business or outreach forums
Certify Your Business
Small businesses who are interested in SCS certification can now apply or recertify online. Go to: https://kingcounty.diversitycompliance.com/
In the online platform, you can complete an application and upload the required financial documents. There are two methods for providing financial information:- CPA Affidavit - you may use your licensed CPA to document each owners' net worth and the business size. CPA Affidavit forms can be downloaded from the Diversity Compliance Management System. (Average review period 10 business days.)
OR
- You can provide a personal net worth statement for each owner and the past three years of your company's Federal Income Tax Returns, including all schedules. Personal Net Worth forms can be downloaded form the Diversity Compliance Management System. (Average review period 15-30 business days.)
Quick Links:
Diversity Compliance Management System
Register for Bid and Proposal email notification:
Questions about Certification?
Email: SCSCertification@kingcounty.gov
or call (206) 477-9734
Business Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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