With respect to purchases made with state or federal funds requiring MBE/MWE participation solicitation pursuant to 40 CFR 31.36, the following six affirmative steps shall be taken:
(A) Qualified small and minority businesses and women’s businesses will be placed on solicitation lists;
(B) Small and minority businesses and women’s businesses will be solicited whenever they are potential sources;
(C) Total requirements shall be divided, when economically feasible and permitted by law, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by small and minority and women’s business enterprises;
(D) Delivery schedules will be established, where the requirements permit, so as to encourage participation by small and minority business and women’s businesses;
(E) Services and assistance of the Small Business Administration, and the Minority Business Development of Commerce, will be used to the extent they may be available to facilitate compliance with this § 34.19; and
(F) The prime contractor, if subcontracts are to be let, will be required to take the affirmative steps listed in divisions (A) through (E) of this section.
(Ord. 2008-26-CM, passed 12-1-08)