About Us
Who we are:
Go-DBE is the State of Tennessee’s certification agency for small and underutilized for-profit business enterprises. We are the central point of contact to assist these businesses to compete successfully in State procurement and contracting activities.
Mission:
To coordinate the State’s efforts to facilitate greater participation by small and underutilized businesses in the State’s procurement and contracting opportunities.
Vision:
To be the best program in the nation for expanding meaningful economic opportunities to business enterprises owned by Tennessee small businesses, including minority, women, persons with disabilities, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
History:
Go-DBE was established by executive order in 2004 and became part of the Tennessee Code in 2010 by the enactment of Public Chapter 0485. Go-DBE’s formal certification of businesses has grown through statutory enactments in 2010 and 2017 to include the full range of small and underutilized businesses that we serve today.
Contact |
Name & E-mail |
Phone |
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Program Director |
615-741-2562 |
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Team Lead, Professional Services |
615-253-4654 |
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Business Liaison, Capital Projects, Stream, UT |
615-741-6145 |
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Business Liaison, CPO, Higher Education |
615-741-4657 |
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Business Liaison, CPO, Higher Education (TBR) |
615-253-3835 |
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Business Liaison, CPO, Higher Education (TTU, Austin Peay, ETSU) |
615-253-5660 |