(Washington, DC) – On Monday, February 9 at 11:00 a.m., Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) will release the FY26 Green Book, the District’s official Small Business Enterprise Opportunity Guide. At the event, District leaders will highlight the city’s commitment to small and local Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) investment, outline new opportunities for local businesses, and reflect on more than a decade of progress in connecting CBEs to local opportunities.
New to the FY26 Green Book is a dedicated section spotlighting opportunities tied to the RFK Memorial Stadium Campus redevelopment, one of the most significant public-private investments in the District’s history. The multi-phase project represents a projected $3.7 billion in total investment, creating substantial contracting and procurement opportunities for District-based businesses over the coming years.
This year’s Green Book release will take place at Capital One Arena—a location that demonstrates what CBE commitment looks like in action. The ongoing redevelopment of the arena includes a 40% commitment to work with CBEs, and roughly 60 CBEs have worked on the project so far.
Mayor Bowser created the Green Book for FY16 to make it easier for small businesses to find, prepare for, and compete for District opportunities. And the guide quickly became a cornerstone of the District’s inclusive procurement strategy, providing transparency into government spending goals and serving as a critical planning tool for small businesses seeking to do business with the District. The Bowser Administration has also consistently grown the District’s annual spending goal with local businesses, from $317 million in FY16 to $1.4 billion in FY25, and has regularly exceeded those annual goals, having spent more than $11 billion since Mayor Bowser took office in 2015.
This sustained growth reflects the Bowser Administration’s long-standing commitment to ensuring DC-based businesses are connected to big opportunities that support good-paying jobs for District residents.
When:
Monday, February 9 at 11 am
Who:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Councilmember Wendell Felder, Ward 7
Nina Albert, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Rosemary Suggs-Evans, Director, Department of Small and Local Business Development
Brian Hanlon, Director, Department of Buildings
Where:
Capital One Arena
601 F Street NW (attendees should proceed to the South Entrance on 7th Street NW)
*Closest Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown, F Street Exit*
*Closest Bikeshare: 7th & F St NW*
Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected].
The DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment will provide a live feed of this event. To view the event, visit mayor.dc.gov/live, tune in on Channel 16 (DCN), or watch on Mayor Bowser’s Facebook or X.
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