Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE)

The 106 Group is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) under 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26 (49 CFR 26), in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia (in progress). We are also certified as a small-and woman-owned business enterprise (S/WBE) with the Central Certification (CERT) program for St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ramsey County, and Hennepin County as well as certified with the Small Business Procurement Program of the State of Minnesota.

If a project requires a DBE or S/WBE certification not listed above, we can begin the certification process.

GSA Contract Holder

The 106 Group is a certified GSA Contract Holder with the United States Federal Government for Environmental Planning Services (SIN 899-1) and Geographic Information Systems (SIN 899-7).

Certifications

• 106 Group staff members meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards (36 CFR Part 61) for architectural history, historical architecture, archaeology, and history.
• RPA - Register of Professional Archaeologists
• CIP - Certified Interpretive Planner
• CIT - Certified Interpretive Trainer
• ICOMOS ICIP Committee Member
  International Committee on Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites for the International Council on Monuments and Sites

Affiliations

• AAM
  American Association of Museums
• ACRA Charter Member
  American Cultural Resources Association
• AMM
  Association of Midwest Museums
• APA
  American Planning Association
• ASLA
  American Society of Landscape Architecture
• ICOMOS
  Intermational Council on Monuments and Sites
• MHS
  Minnesota Historical Society
• NAI
  National Association of Interpretation
• NRPA
  National Recreation and Park Association
• NTHP
  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• PAM
  Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
• RCHS
  Ramsey County Historical Society