California Department of General Services

What California Department of General Services does

The California Department of General Services (DGS) is the cabinet-level "business manager" agency for the State of California, operating under the Government Operations Agency and led by Director Ana M. Lasso. DGS centralizes procurement, real estate and facilities management, fleet and asset management, fiscal services, legal services, administrative hearings, building standards, school construction funding oversight, disability access promotion, and state publishing across all California state departments, boards, commissions, and schools. It serves four primary segments: California state agencies (mandated internal clients), K-12 schools and community colleges (construction funding), private businesses seeking state contracts (CMAS, DVBE certification), and the general public (vehicle auctions, surplus property sales, public records requests).

DGS operates through 18 internal divisions and offices, supported by a portfolio of digital platforms including a cloud-based Esri ArcGIS Statewide Property Inventory (SPI) Map Viewer for visualizing state real estate assets, an online surplus property and vehicle auction system, a Concur-based Statewide Travel Program with contracted rates, a mileage reporting application for leased state vehicles, a FISERV-powered PCI DSS-compliant OFS Payment Portal, and FI$Cal/Hyperion-based Contracted Fiscal Services for accounting and budgeting. The department is also executing a major infrastructure program — a 10-year sequencing plan encompassing the completed LEED Platinum 1021 O Street building (January 2022, 472,600 sq ft, 1,250 occupants), the in-progress P Street (838,000 sq ft, 3,450 employees), O Street (360,000 sq ft, 1,150 employees), and Richards Boulevard Office Complex (1,250,000 sq ft, four towers) projects — alongside the LEED Silver-certified Office of State Publishing Print Plant relocation and a 9-story Southern California consolidation lease in Santa Ana.

DGS is funded through annual California state budget appropriations, interagency agreements (IAAs), and fee-for-service arrangements documented in the DGS Price Book. Online card payments carry a 2.99% convenience fee; ACH e-check payments are free. Revenue is not reported on a commercial basis. Major customer logos are all internal state entities (CDCR, EDD, DPH, DHCS, Department of Water Resources, Cal Fire, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Conservation Corps, California State Legislature), and key strategic partnerships include Hensel Phelps, Turner Construction, Rudolph and Sletten, AECOM, ZGF Architects, AC Martin Partners, HOK, and Kitchell for design-build delivery; HCD for affordable housing development under Executive Order N-06-19; and Scout Clean Energy for a 35-year wind turbine lease at Pacheco State Park.

Name

California Department of General Services

Legal name

California Department of General Services

Website

https://dgs.ca.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The California Department of General Services (DGS) is the cabinet-level "business manager" for the State of California, providing centralized procurement, real estate and facilities management, fleet operations, fiscal services, legal services, and building standards oversight to all California state agencies, schools, businesses, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Administrative Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of General Economic Programs (92611), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Services (8741), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG), Vendor Management System (VMS) & MSP-Led Contractor Programs (BPACAGAF)

Keywords

• Government procurement services
• Public sector real estate
• State fleet management
• Facilities management services
• Public school construction funding

Headquarters

HQ city

West Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State Government Services: DGS operates as a California state government department funded through the state budget. Services provided to state agencies include procurement, real estate management, facilities management, fleet management, fiscal services, and administrative functions on a fee-for-service or budget allocation basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The California Department of General Services (DGS) is the centralized business manager for the State of California, providing procurement and acquisition services, real estate and facilities management, vehicle fleet management, fiscal and accounting services, legal services, administrative hearings, printing and publishing, school construction funding oversight, and building standards regulation to all California state agencies, schools, businesses, and the general public. It manages state-owned and leased real estate, operates surplus property and vehicle auctions, administers the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) procurement program, and oversees major office construction projects under its 10-Year Sequencing Plan.

Product overview

California Department of General Services (DGS) is a government agency serving as the business manager for the state of California, providing a broad portfolio of interconnected services organized around procurement and acquisition solutions, real estate management and design, fleet management, professional printing services, administrative hearings, legal services, and building standards oversight. The DGS ecosystem includes multiple divisions and offices: the Real Estate Services Division handles property management and development; the Office of Fleet and Asset Management manages state vehicles and auctions; the Office of Fiscal Services provides budgeting and accounting support through Contracted Fiscal Services; the Office of State Publishing handles printing; and specialized bodies like the Building Standards Commission and Division of the State Architect oversee building codes and school construction. Supporting platforms include the Statewide Property Inventory GIS Map Viewer for real estate assets, the OFS Payment Portal for financial transactions, Global CRUISE for service requests, and the Mileage Reporting Application for fleet management. DGS also operates statewide programs including the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) for procurement, the Statewide Travel Program using Concur, and the Affordable Housing Development Program facilitating housing on excess state property.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Procurement and Acquisition Services
• Real Estate Management and Design Services
• Office of Fleet and Asset Management (OFAM)
• Office of State Publishing
• Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH)
• Office of Legal Services (OLS)
• Building Standards Commission (BSC)
• Division of the State Architect (DSA)
• Office of Public School Construction (OPSC)
• California Commission on Disability Access (CCDA)
• Facilities Management Division (FMD)
• Office of Fiscal Services (OFS)
• Office of Human Resources (OHR)
• Office of Risk and Insurance Management (ORIM)
• Office of Audit Services (OAS)
• Office of Sustainability (OoS)
• Office of Training and Administrative Standards (OTAS)
• Office of Business and Acquisition Services (OBAS)
• Statewide Travel Program
• California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS)
• Statewide Property Inventory (SPI) GIS Map Viewer
• OFS Payment Portal
• Affordable Housing Development Program
• State Commercial Opportunities Portal
• Mileage Reporting Application
• 1021 O Street State Office Building
• P Street Modern Office Building
• O Street Modern Office Building
• Richards Boulevard Office Complex (RBOC)
• Office of State Publishing Print Plant Relocation
• Contracted Fiscal Services (CFS)
• State Administrative Manual (SAM)

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero Net Energy and LEED Platinum certification for new state office buildings
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FISERVcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Third-party payment vendor providing the DGS OFS Payment Portal for online invoice and lease payments via credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Compliant with PCI DSS standards.
• Hensel PhelpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Design-build partner for Richards Boulevard Office Complex (RBOC), a 1,250,000 square foot project in Sacramento's River District. The project includes four office towers targeting Zero Net Energy and Zero Net Carbon certification.
• ZGF Architects LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Architecture firm partnering with Hensel Phelps on Richards Boulevard Office Complex, designing high-performance collaborative office buildings with sustainability focus.
• Dreyfuss + Blackford ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Architecture firm partnering on Richards Boulevard Office Complex, contributing to the design of four interconnected office towers in Sacramento's River District.
• KitchellcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2020Construction management partner for Richards Boulevard Office Complex.
• ARUP/CO/FXCollaborativecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Engineering and architecture consortium for Richards Boulevard Office Complex design.
• California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaborating with DGS on Executive Order N-06-19 Affordable Housing Development. Both agencies developed a screening tool applying land feasibility and financing competitiveness factors to determine whether sites are suitable for housing redevelopment.
• Gilbane Building CompanycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Construction management firm for 1021 O Street State Office Building project.
• HGAcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Architectural consultant for 1021 O Street State Office Building.
• Scout Clean EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Wind energy company awarded 35-year lease for Pacheco State Park, taking over from International Turbine Research Inc. (ITR). Scout Clean Energy has over 25 years in wind energy business and will generate clean energy with modern, efficient turbines.
• International Turbine Research Inc. (ITR)minorOthers · 1 January 2018Previous wind turbine lessee at Pacheco State Park who decided not to continue the lease once it ended in June 2018.
• California State ParkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaborating with DGS on Pacheco State Park wind turbine lease project. State Parks inherited the property via probate order with the wind turbine lease.
• Ascent EnvironmentalcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018CEQA consultant for 1021 O Street State Office Building project.
• Turner ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Design-build partner for P Street Modern Office Building, a 20-story, 838,000 square foot LEED Platinum targeted building to house multiple state agencies.
• AC Martin PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Architecture partner with Turner Construction for P Street Modern Office Building project in Sacramento.
• HOKcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Design-build team member for 1021 O Street State Office Building, a LEED Platinum certified building housing legislative and executive officials.
• Rudolph and SlettencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Design-build contractor for O Street Modern Office Building project, a 360,000 square foot Zero Net Energy building targeting LEED Platinum certification.
• ZGF ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Architecture firm for O Street Modern Office Building, designing sustainable workplace with focus on employee wellness and natural daylight.
• LionakiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Architecture partner for O Street Modern Office Building project.
• ARUPcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Engineering and consulting partner for P Street Modern Office Building project.
• FX FOWLEcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Architecture firm as criteria team member for P Street Modern Office Building.
• CO ArchitectscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Architecture firm as criteria team member for P Street Modern Office Building.
• Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Criteria architect for O Street Modern Office Building project.
• AECOMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Construction management firm for P Street Modern Office Building project.
• KitchellcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Construction management firm for O Street Modern Office Building project.
• Ascent EnvironmentalcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017CEQA consultant for O Street Modern Office Building project.
• Ascent EnvironmentalcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017CEQA consultant for P Street Modern Office Building project.
• California Building Standards Commission (CBSC)coreOthersCBSC is an independent commission within DGS responsible for adopting building standards for California. Chair: Rajesh Patel; Vice-Chair: Elley Klausbruckner. Governed by Health and Safety Code Section 18930 (Nine-Point Criteria).

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Texas Facilities Commission: Texas state agency responsible for state facilities management, real estate, procurement, and surplus property — closely comparable to DGS's real estate and facilities functions, though with a procurement-heavy lean.
• Florida Department of Management Services: Florida's centralized management agency providing real estate, fleet, procurement, human resources, and administrative services to state agencies. Comparable scope to DGS across business support functions.
• New York State Office of General Services (NYS OGS): State-level general services department providing procurement, real estate, fleet, and administrative services to New York state agencies. Closest functional analog to DGS in terms of centralized state business management mandate.
• Virginia Department of General Services: Virginia's DGS providing procurement, fleet management, real estate, laboratory services, and design-build construction oversight to state agencies. A strong functional peer, particularly on procurement and fleet operations.
• Pennsylvania Department of General Services: Another state-level DGS providing procurement, facilities management, real estate, fleet, and administrative services to Pennsylvania state agencies. Operates under a similar statutory mandate and divisional structure.
• Washington State Department of Enterprise Services: Washington's central administrative agency providing real estate, fleet, printing, and procurement services to state and local government — strong functional parallel to DGS, especially in real estate and fleet management.
• Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission: Georgia state agency handling state real estate, construction management, and property leasing for state agencies — comparable to DGS's Real Estate Services Division and capital program management functions.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA): Federal-level equivalent providing real estate, procurement, and shared services across U.S. government agencies. Highly comparable to DGS in mandate and service portfolio (fleet, buildings, procurement), but operating at federal rather than state scale.

Others

• Hensel Phelps: Design-build contractor partner on DGS's Richards Boulevard Office Complex project. Not a peer in the mandate sense, but a key ecosystem counterpart in DGS's capital delivery model and a useful proxy for the contractor universe DGS engages.

Emerging players

• Illinois Capital Development Board: Illinois state agency managing public building construction and capital projects. Comparable to DGS's capital project oversight function, though narrower in scope (focused on construction rather than full business services).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/CalDGS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cadgs
• Instagraminstagram.com/dgscalif/?hl=en

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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