How to Join the Houston Texas METRO Veteran Owned Business Enterprise (VOBE) program

1. Contact the Veteran/Disability Programs Officer to express program interest a. Email: VOBE@RideMETRO.org
b. Phone: 713-739-4877

2. Send a copy of your certification documentation to the above email address
   1. Be sure to state certifying agency
   2. Note: METRO does not offer a Veteran certification
3. Complete the vendor registration at the below address
   1. https://www.ridemetro.org/about/business-to-business/procurement-opportunities
   2. Once on this page, scroll down until you see “procurement Vendor Login”.
   3. Find the “Register online as a vendor with METRO” and <click> “Create Account”
4. Send a copy of your Capability Statement to the above email address
5. Complete the business assessment survey utilizing the below link

a. METRO SBE Business Assessment Survey (research.net)
6. If you are a small business that is not SBE certified, complete the SBE certification process per the below link
a. https://ridemetro.sbdbe.com/FrontEnd/StartCertification.asp?TN=ridemetro&XID=4110 b. Please make sure that you follow the instructions completely

7. Send an email to VOBE@RideMETRO.org notifying us that you have completed the above steps