News Release February 23, 2006 OCP Begins Electronic Notification for Certified LSDBE Businesses of New Business Opportunities and Subcontracting Requirements (Washington, DC) Herbert R. Tillery, Deputy Mayor for Operations and Interim Chief Procurement Officer, announced today that businesses certified by the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) as Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (LSDBE) will receive email notices of new business opportunities. When businesses view the business opportunities (solicitations) on the OCP website they also may view the list to identify subcontracting opportunities. Certified businesses are required to use relevant National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) codes to identify the goods and services that they provide. When a solicitation is identified by a code, the businesses listing that code will be notified of the new opportunity. Visitors to the OCP website interested in business opportunities may view the solicitations by category, subcontracting opportunities, solicitation number, and view all opportunities. To assist businesses registering online, the OCP website contains a link to the NIGP codes. For businesses without email addresses, information about business opportunities is available on the OCP website. Information about becoming an LSDBE is available on the DSLBD website.