DGS PD 843 at a glance
What it is: DGS PD 843, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Declarations, is a declaration of the State of California Department of General Services Procurement Division.
Who signs: All DV owners and managers of the DVBE sign Section 2, and the Disabled Veteran Owner(s) of the DVBE sign Section 3 if renting equipment. Provide original signatures.
The disabled veteran (DV) owner(s) and DV manager(s) of the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) must complete this declaration when a DVBE contractor or subcontractor will provide materials, supplies, services or equipment.
A filled-in DGS PD 843 example: a disabled veteran owner who rents equipment

How to fill out DGS PD 843, box by box
Section 1, the DVBE and the contract
Broker or agent declaration, Section 2

Section 2 applies to all DVBEs. Check only one box in Section 2.
Check the first box to declare that the DVBE is not a broker or agent, as defined in Military and Veterans Code Section 999.2 (b), of materials, supplies, services or equipment listed above.
Also, complete Section 3 if renting equipment.
Check the second box to declare that the DVBE is a broker or agent for the principal(s) listed under Firm/Principal for whom the DVBE is acting as a broker or agent or on an attached sheet(s).
State funds expended for equipment rented from equipment brokers pursuant to contracts awarded under this section shall not be credited toward the 3-percent DVBE participation goal.
Signatures of all DV owners and managers, Section 2
Firm or principal of a broker, Section 2
Section 3 declarations for rented equipment

Section 3 applies to all DVBEs that rent equipment and declare the DVBE is not a broker.
Check this box if you are the DV(s) with at least 51% ownership of the DVBE, or a DV manager(s) of the DVBE.
The DVBE maintains certification requirements in accordance with Military and Veterans Code Section 999 et. seq.
Check this box when the undersigned owner(s) own(s) at least 51% of the quantity and value of each piece of equipment that will be rented for use in the contract and the DV owners of the equipment have submitted to the administering agency their personal federal tax return(s) at time of certification and annually thereafter.
Failure by the disabled veteran equipment owner(s) to submit their personal federal tax return(s) to the administering agency as defined in Military and Veterans Code 999.2, subsections (c) and (g), will result in the DVBE being deemed an equipment broker.
Disabled Veteran Owner(s) of the DVBE
Common questions about DGS PD 843
Is there a penalty?
Violations are misdemeanors and punishable by imprisonment or fine and violators are liable for civil penalties. All signatures are made under penalty of perjury.
Sources
[1] DGS PD 843 (Rev. 9/2019), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Declarations, California Department of General Services (the Official source link on this page).





