MBE Reporting Toolkit

This toolkit contains valuable information to
assist State agencies/departments with
the management and compliance of the
  ​​Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program.  

​Due Now​​​​​

MBE Program 3rd Quarter Report​
Due April 30, 2023
Access Template Here
Reporting Period July 1, 2022- March 31, 2023



EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.2023.03
Reporting of Procurement Activity and Minority Business Enterprise Compliance

Mandated reports were due to the Governor's Office by April 17, 2023

The reporting window for Executive Order 01.01.2023.03 has closed.
Submissions are no longer being accepted.


​For questions, contact
Nichelle Johnson
nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov
410-697-9605



FY2022 ​​​​MB​​​E ​​Annual Report​ 


The MBE Annual Report must be completed and submitted on or before September 30, 2022.  The Annual Report covers the period July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022.


 ​
Please submit the following: 
  1. ​Form 1 & 2 as EXCEL sheets (1 file) and the signed signature page 
  2. Contracts Inventory Report as EXCEL sheets (1 file) 
  3. Data entry in the Form 3 Web Portal (Contact GOSBA for technical assistance)
  4. A completed and signed Summary Sheet (all figures must match your form 3 data and your Form 1 & 2 reports)
  5. All backup documentation from both FMIS and non-FMIS users AS EXCEL sheets
All documentation above is mandatory and must be submitted to the MBEreports.gosba@maryland.gov​​ email box. 2022 report templates, a fill-in summary template, and the 2022 reporting instruction manual are available below: ​​


Call 410-697-9605 if you have any questions. 



 

FY2024 SBR & MBE Consolidated Strategic Plan 


The strategic plan template has been radically revised and will now be submitted electronically as a Google Form. This mandatory report is in a consolidated format with distinct SBR and MBE sections. It uses  logic to navigate you through the process. For those agencies that participate in both the MBE and SBR programs, a PDF version of the form is provided below so you can coordinate your answers across multiple contributors. Each agency should only submit one strategic plan. 


Consolidated Strategic Plan FY2024 Google Form ​Link

Consolidated Strategic Plan FY2024 PDF Version.pdf

   

   Please remember to answer questions thoroughly and in as much detail as possible.    

For questions, contact:

Karen Reyes 

karen.reyes@maryland.gov

410-697-9608


​​FY2024 Procu​rement Forecasts


​The FY2024 Procurement Forecast is due on or before June 30, 2023.

This data, which includes all projected purchases of $100,000 and above for the fiscal year. Keep in mind the forecast is provided to the public and serves as an important tool for the small, minority, women, and veteran business community. Please give the proper attention to this mandatory report by following the instructions and being thorough with your responses.

If you have any questions, you may contact Lisa Mitchell Sennaar at  lisa.sennaar@maryland.gov

 


 ​Quarterly/Monthly MBE Procurement Reporting 

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Use the link above to complete quarterly or monthly MBE procurement data reports. Reports are due no later than 30 days following the quarter/month being reported, and should contain data from the start of the fiscal year.
 
Reports should be submitted via email in
EXCEL FORMAT to: MBEreports.gosba@maryland.gov 
 
Quarterly reports are cumulative. No 4th quarter report is due. Instead, the full fiscal year is reported in the Annual Report. Data for the Annual Report is submitted 90 days after the close of the fiscal year being reported.  
 

 

A working knowledge of EXCEL is required to prepare the ​MBE, SBR and VSBE reports. If you are not familiar with this software application, click here to access Microsoft training resources or visit The HUB, Maryland's Learning Management System (LMS), to access a catalog of training classes available to State employees. 

   
To assist agencies using Statewide FMIS, the following link to the ANSWERS database allows certain FMIS standard reports to be downloaded electronically. DoIT has just launched an updated and enhanced version of ANSWERS. You may need to create a new login and password.  Read the ​Announcement about the new and enhanced ANSWERS (May 2022) for more information.
   
    



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