​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​NEW SBR Liaisons

New Liaison Welcome Packet.pdf​​​​​​​​​​ is being updated​​​​​​​​​​​​

SBR Program Resources​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​SBR Program Overview​



​Policies and Procedures

Socioeconomic Reporting Guidance - pdf​​​

Socioeconomic Reporting Guidance - video​


 

Procurement Compliance Bulletins

12.18.2025

11.19.2025​

10.24.2025​


09.17.2025​


08.15.2025​

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​​​Quarterly Compliance Call


January 22, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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mbe reporting toolkit 
MBE reporting toolkit
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 Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program Reporting Toolkit

This toolkit contains valuable information to assist State agencies/departments with the management and compliance of the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program. (This page is intended for internal state users only. Vendors do not submit these reports.)

 



   

FY2026 Small Business Reserve (SBR)
Quarterly/Annual Report ​

2nd Quarter Reports  are due on or before January 30, 2026


SBR Quarterly Data​​​​​​​ is cumulative​. Quarterly Reports are due no later than 30 days
follwing the quarter being reported. FY2026 SBR 2nd Quarter Report should contain data from
the 
start of the fiscal year, July 1 - December 31, 2025.

Do not use templates from previous years. Quarterly Reports are not required to be signed.

FY2026 SBR Quarterly/Annual Report Instructions

FY2026​ SBR Quarterly/Annual Report Template​


REPORTING  RESO​​URCES
Socioeconomic Reporting Guidance - pdf​​​

Socioeconomic Reporting Guidance - video​

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​Forward completed reports via email to: [email protected]

For questions, contact your agency's SBR Complinance Manager

SBR Compliance Manager​ Lisa Mitchell Sennaar or Tanita Johnson 

 [email protected] or [email protected]


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​​​​​​​​​​​​FY2026​ Procurement Forecast

​​​​​​​​​was ​due June 30, 2025 and should be updated throughout 

the fiscal year as needs change


This data, which must include 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. 

Attention, MBE, SBR and VSBE Liaisons- Units only need to submit one report with all projected procurements.

You must use the updated Instructions and Template below. DO NOT use previous years Instructions or Template.

                                             

Procurement Forecast Instructions

​​​Procurement Forecast Template​


Forward completed reports to [email protected]

 

If you have any questions, you may contact

Lisa Mitchell Sennaar at [email protected]




 
 
    
A working knowledge of EXCEL is required to prepare the ​MBE and SBR 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 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 new logins and passwords. Read about the changes: NEW ANSWERS Announcement


ANSWERS database for Statewide FMIS users
https://net.md.gov/apps/Answers/​
DoIT Service Desk​​​
100 Community Place
Crownsville, MD 21032
410-697-9700
[email protected]
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