NJSAVI: New Jersey Certified Business Vendor Registry

New Jersey's Selective Assistance Vendor Information (NJSAVI) dataset identifies businesses certified by the state as Small Business Enterprises, Minority/Woman Owned, Veteran/Disabled Veteran Owned, and LGBTQ+ Business Enterprises. The dataset includes contact details, certification types, and business operation fields. It is hosted by data.nj.gov and was last updated on April 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Filter and locate certified vendors by TYPE OF CERTIFICATION and MAJOR FIELD OF OPERATION for targeted outreach.
• Analyze geographic distribution of certified businesses using BUSINESS CITY, BUSINESS STATE, and BUSINESS ZIP columns.
• Match vendor COMMODITY TYPE and COMMODITY DESCRIPTION with procurement needs for contract sourcing.
• Build a contact database for business networking using BUSINESS NAME, CONTACT NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, and PRIMARY PHONE.

Strengths

• Dataset provides structured vendor information across 12 columns, including contact and operational details.
• Certifications cover multiple diversity categories (SBE, MWBE, DVOB, VOB, LGBTQ+), supporting inclusive procurement.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats: CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-04-03 16:02:15; freshness should be verified as the date is in the future.

Provenance

Source

data.nj.gov

Collection Method

Likely compiled from state business certification program applications.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 03 16:02:15

Geography

State of New Jersey, United States