In addition to complying with existing Commonwealth policy
requirements relating to the solicitation and utilization of small
disadvantaged businesses, Commonwealth agencies shall require contractors and
grantees to make reasonable and good faith efforts to provide maximum
practicable opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses to participate as
contractors, professional service providers, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Contractors and grantees, at a minimum, shall be required to:
(1) Consult with the Department of General
Services' Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities to ensure
significant American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) opportunities
for small certified minority business enterprises (MBEs) and women business
enterprises (WBEs) unless the Department of General Services agrees that
contractor or grantee participation in outreach activities will satisfy this
requirement.
(2) Participate in
outreach activities and events to increase small disadvantaged business
interest and participation in ARRA opportunities.
(3) Use the Department of General Services'
web site (
www.dgs.state.pa.us) to
identify certified MBEs and WBEs as potential sources for ARRA
opportunities.
(4) Include
certified MBEs and WBEs on solicitation lists.
(5) Prepare and keep records of
solicitations, including a bid tabulation, showing names of all firms solicited
and the dollar amount of the bid, quote or proposal, as well as copies of all
bids, quotes, and proposals received.
(6) Provide monthly reports to the Department
of General Services' Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities on MBE
and WBE utilization.
