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Primestone Small Business Certifications
Primestone is a certified Service Disabled Veteran (SDVOSB) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and holds minority (MBE) certifications with a variety of city, state, and federal agencies.
Small Business Certifications
The Primestone Group, founded by Shantel Evans, a decorated U.S. Space Force and combat veteran, is a minority and woman-owned small business.
Primestone is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Woman Owned Small Business. Primestone also holds minority (MBE) certifications with a variety of city, state, and local agencies.
As a firm with these certifications, Primestone understands the value it brings to potential teaming partners. It is more than checking a box for diversity and inclusion goals; it is about adding real, tangible benefits.

"I’ve worked hard to establish a strong reputation and these certifications validate that. When firms partner with me, they’re not just gaining my skills, but a unique perspective and innovative solutions that come from my lived experiences. I am proud to contribute to creating a more equitable business landscape, and I’m eager to show partners that working with a certified minority business isn’t just a good deed, it’s a smart business decision."
Shantel Evans, President
The Primestone Group
Certifications
The Primstone Group’s certifications are recognized by the agencies and institutions listed below. This verified status allows our partners to satisfy diversity participation goals across federal, state, and local contracts while ensuring full regulatory compliance.
Port Authority New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ)
DBE, SBE, MWBE, SDVOB
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH)
- George Washington Bridge Bus Station
- Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan
- World Trade Center (WTC) site
- Newark Liberty Int’l Airport
- JFK Int’l Airport
- LaGuardia Int’l Airport
- Elizabeth Marine Terminal
- South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
- Port Newark Container Terminal
- GCT New York LP Terminal
- GCT Bayonne LP Terminal
- Red Hook Container Terminal
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
DBE/SBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS)
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- City of Baltimore, Office of Boards and Commissions, Department of Public Works
- Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
- Martin State Airport (KMTN)
- Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA)
- Maryland Department of General Services (MD DGS)
- Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA)
- Montgomery County Government
- University of Maryland
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
DBE, SLBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Dulles Corridor Metro Rail (DCMP)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY)
SBE, WBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- The State University of New York (SUNY)
- The City University of New York (CUNY)
- NYC Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC)
- NYS Department of Health (DOH)
- NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA)
- NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH)
- New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation
District of Columbia Unified Certification Program (DCUP)
DBE, SBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
- District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT)
New York State Office of General Services, Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development
Empire State Development (ESD)
SDVOB
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- ESD's Real Estate Development and Planning Department (REDP)
- New York Convention Center Development Corporation (CCDC) - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
- Columbia University
- Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC)
- Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
- MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
- MTA Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (MNR)
- NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC)
- New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
- NY Power Authority (NYPA)
- New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
- New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF)
- New York State Office of General Services (OGS)
- New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP)
- New York State Thruway Authority
- Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board (RJSCB)
- State University Construction Fund (SUCF)
- The City University of New York (CUNY)
- The State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook Medicine
New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS)
SBE, M/WBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Battery Park City Authority (BPCA)
- City University of New York (CUNY)
- NYC School Construction Authority (SCA)
- NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC)
- NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
- NYC Health + Hospitals
- NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA)
- NYC Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- NYU Langone Health
Montgomery County Minority, Female and Disabled Owned Businesses (MFD) Program
VBPP, VBPP-SDVOB, MFD-WBE, MFD-DBE, LSBRP, LBPP
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Montgomery County Government
Pennsylvania Office of Business Inclusion & Supplier Development (BISD)
Micro, Small, SDB, VBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
- Pennsylvania Department of General Services (PA DGS)
Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program
DBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
- Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)
- Erie International Airport (ERI)
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)
- Allegheny County Airport (AGC)
- Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)
- State College Regional Airport (UNV)
- Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT)
- Capital City Airport (CXY)
- Lancaster Airport (LNS)
- Venango Regional Airport (FKL)
- Washington County Airport (AFJ)
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SWaM)
Micro, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small Business
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- College of William & Mary
- George Mason University
- Mary Washington University
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Department of General Services
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
- Virginia Tech University
eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA)
CSB, VSBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Maryland Department of General Services (MD DGS)
- Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA)
Virginia Unified Certification Program
DBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
New Jersey Transit (NJTransit)
DBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- New Jersey Transit (NJT) New Jersey
- New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJ DOT)
- Port Authority of NY & NJ (PANYNJ)
State of North Carolina
DBE & SBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- North Carolina Unified Certification Program (NCUCP/EVP)
- North Carolina Department of Administration Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)
Small Business Administration
SDVOSB
Primestone Consulting Corporation
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
WBE
Primestone Consulting Corporation
- Federal Government
- State & Local Government
- Corporate Partners
- Various Industry Associations and Procurement Councils
Registrations & Affiliations
- Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
- National Association of Women in Construction
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Society for Marketing Professional Services
- Society of American Military Engineers
- Veteran Institute for Procurement
- Women’s Business Enterprise National Council













