Or. Admin. R. 123-200-1000 - Purpose
(1) The purpose of
OAR 123-200-1000 to 123-200-2200 is to adopt a standard application form and
procedure designed to provide complete documentation for certification of
businesses as minority, woman, or service-disabled veteran owned business or an
Emerging Small Business and to adopt a procedure for handling complaints,
investigations, and issuing sanctions.
(2) The Certification Office for Business
Inclusion and Diversity (COBID ) is the sole certification agency for the State
of Oregon and all political subdivisions. To the extent there is any reference
to the Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business from the
implementation of these rules forward, all references defer to the agency 's new
name, COBID.
(3) The COBID shall
certify Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Woman Business Enterprises (WBE),
and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans (SDV) under the State of
Oregon certification program based on ORS
200.055. The COBID shall also
certify Emerging Small Businesses (ESB) under the State of Oregon certification
program based on ORS 200.170. Any public contracting
agency shall consider an enterprise certified by the COBID as eligible to
participate in the certification programs pursuant to these rules in the State
of Oregon as defined in ORS
279.011(5).
(4) Certified firms are eligible to
participate on state funded projects to meet commitment requirements. Any
certified firm is eligible to participate in private or non-state funded
projects.
(5) These rules also
cover publication of a directory, ineligibility complaints, and representation
of the COBID in contested case hearings.
(6) In making a determination as to whether a
firm qualifies for certification, in addition to the rules contained herein,
the COBID defers to the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR part 26.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 285A.070, ORS 285A.075(1)(a) & ORS 200.025(2)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 200.055, ORS 200.170 & ORS 279.011
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