Arlington County has commissioned MGT Consulting Group to conduct a Disparity Study (the Study). The overall purpose of the Study is to determine the effects of race, ethnicity, or gender on businesses’ ability to do business in Arlington County – both public and private sectors, acquire capital such as loans, bonding, and win contracts or subcontracts in the marketplace in which Arlington County does business.  This study has a focus on small, women-owned, minority-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses who conduct business within the Arlington region. We understand that this may be a difficult topic to discuss. However, your feedback is important to addressing whether discrimination affects contracting for diverse business owners and non-profits in Arlington County’s Marketplace. 

Your information is aggregated for the overall analysis and used only to conduct this study. Your firm has been selected to participate in a business questionnaire to ascertain experiences of discrimination, if any, towards businesses.

The questionnaire should be completed by the company's owner, CEO, president, vice president, or other decision-making authority with in-depth knowledge of the company. Your responses to this research questionnaire will be aggregated with all other businesses who respond, for overall analysis, and used only for the purpose of the disparity study.

If you have any questions or would like more information about this research study, please visit the study website www.arlingtoncountyvadisparitystudy.com or contact Vernetta Mitchell at arlingtoncountyvadisparitystudy@mgtconsulting.com or call (813) 321-1400 ext. 2131.

Click to start the questionnaire and thank you for your participation.