Small Business Advisory Council
A forum for representatives of the California small business community to provide input on policies and practices.
The Department of General Services (DGS) Small Business Advisory Council (SBAC) is a group of representatives of the California small business community that provides input on policies and practices that impact small business participation in the state procurement and contracting process.
The SBAC assists DGS with the development of solutions to the state's procurement and contracting concerns, helps communicate information regarding DGS projects and programs of interest to the small business community, and provides a forum for interactive discussions.
Businesses that are not members of the council may attend but only comment during the public comment period at the end of the meeting. Businesses in need of help or advice to navigate the state contracting process may be better served by contacting our Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services at BusinessOutreach@dgs.ca.gov
The SBAC meets quarterly, in March, June, September, and December of each year.
Meetings are open to the public and are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Government Code Sections 11120-11132).
- June 4, 2025
- March 12, 2025 – Agenda
- December 11, 2024 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 4, 2024 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- June 5, 2024 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 20, 2024 – Agenda
- December 6, 2023 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 6, 2023 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- June 7, 2023 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 1, 2023 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- December 7, 2022 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 7, 2022 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- June 8, 2022 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 9, 2022 – Agenda
- December 8, 2021 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 8, 2021 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- July 14, 2021 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 10, 2021 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- December 15, 2020 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 9, 2020 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- July 1, 2020 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 4, 2020 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- December 4, 2019 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 4, 2019 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- June 26, 2019 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 6, 2019 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- December 12, 2018 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 5, 2018 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- June 27, 2018 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 14, 2018 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- December 6, 2017 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- September 6, 2017 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- June 7, 2017 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
- March 8, 2017 – Agenda and Meeting Minutes
Angela Shell, Co-Chair, Deputy Director, Procurement Division, Department of General Services.
Lee Cunningham, Co-Chair, CEO, Women Construction Owners & Executives.
Procurement Processes Committee
Focuses on making the procurement process easier for small businesses and increase procurement opportunities for small businesses.
Chair: Charlotta Carter
Vice Chair: Leslie Murdock
Members
Lee Cunningham
Andrew Chang
Catherean Mitchell
Don Stoneham
Jai Sharma
Julian Canete
Lori Kammerer
Merv Cutler
Mike Sabellico
Savita Farooqui
Shobha Mallarapu
Leslie Murdock
Tracy Porter
Outreach, Marketing, Education, and Training Committee
Works to improve available education and training on the state bidding and contracting process to include more businesses and create networks and partnerships to increase opportunities for small businesses.
Chair: Merv Cutler
Vice-chair: Don Stoneham
Members
C.P. Krishnan
Don Stoneham
Frank Louie
Jai Sharma
Rose Langensiepen
Julian Canete
Lori Kammerer
Maria Solano
Mike Daniel
Mike Sabellico
Shaila Rao Mistry
Shobha Mallarapu
Stephen Simpson
Karen Nelson
Lee Cunningham
Jennifer Cortes
Lelsie Murdock
Commercially Useful Function Committee
Focuses on resolving and preventing issues regarding commercially useful function through improved processes, compliance, and accountability.
Chair: Lee Cunningham
Vice-chair: Lori Kammerer
Members
Charlotta Carter
Jai Sharma
Lori Kammerer
Phil Vermeulen
Sandra Escalante
Savita Farooqui
Shobha Mallarapu
Stephen Simpson
Catherean Mitchell
Shaila Rao Mistry
Next Meeting
June 4, 2025 1 – 4 p.m.
DGS Ziggurat Building- 707 Third Street, West Sacramento, CA 95605
contact
Department of General Services
West Sacramento, CA 95605
DGSSBCouncil@dgs.ca.gov