Office of Small, Minority &
Women Business Affairs

​VSBE Liaison Corner​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 
 
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July 30, 2024



SBR, MBE & VSBE Combined Liaison Training 
Slide Deck February 15, 2024​

SBR, MBE & VSBE Combined Liaison Training Video
February 15, 2024 
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 VSBE Reporting Toolkit

This toolkit contains valuable information to
assist State agencies/departments with
the management and co​​​mpliance of the​
  Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Program.    

​​eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) is the only platform to verify vendors in the VSBE Program.


​​***Updated Templates FY2026 have been posted below**

​This report is mandatory and must be submitted to: 
 
 
VSBE Annual FY025 Report Instructions and Template:

VSBE 2026 Quarterly Report Templates:

VSBE Additional Reporting Document Tools:​

Call 443-346-0717 if you have any questions or email [email protected]. 
 

​FY2026 Procurement Forecast 

The FY2026 Procurement Forecast is due on or before June 30, 2025.

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. 

Units only need to submit one report with all projected procurements.
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You must use the updated Instructions and Template below. DO NOT use previous years Instructions or Template.​

​FY2026 Procurement Forecast Instructions
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 FY2026 Procuremen​t 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 VSBE report. 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. 
 
​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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Resource Links

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NEW VSBE LIAISONS

VSBE Welcome Packet Documents.pdf


HOW TO SEARCH THE VSBE DATABASE

How to Search for VSBEs.pdf



Office of
Small, Minority &
Women Business Affairs
100 Community Place
Crownsville, MD 21032
410-697-9600
Toll Free: 877-558-0998