4-03. MBE Attachment A.pdf

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Central Office Data Center Computer Room A/C Unit Replacement
Solicitation number
009.26.B3
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Howard County, Edgemont CDP, Maryland

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This document is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Utilization and Fair Solicitation Affidavit, which is a standard procurement form for ensuring minority business participation in a competitive bidding process. The form requires bidders to acknowledge and commit to specific Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation goals for the project, with options to indicate full goal achievement, partial goal achievement, or inability to meet goals. Bidders must select one of three options: completely meeting the MBE goals, achieving partial success with a waiver request, or being unable to achieve any portion of the goals and requesting a full waiver.

The document outlines detailed requirements for MBE participation, including potential subgoals for certified African American-owned and women-owned businesses. If selected as the apparent awardee, the bidder must submit multiple additional documents within 10 working days, including an Outreach Efforts Compliance Statement, Subcontractor Project Participation Statement, and Minority Subcontractors Unavailability Certificate. The affidavit emphasizes fair solicitation practices, requiring that MBE subcontractors receive the same information and response time as non-MBE subcontractors, and that the solicitation process does not place MBE subcontractors at a competitive disadvantage.

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PROJECT: _____________________________________________

PSC#: _______________________________________________

Attachment A (page 1 of 2)

CERTIFIED MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

UTILIZATION AND FAIR SOLICITATION AFFIDAVIT

NOTE: You must include this document with your bid or offer. If you do not submit the form with your bid or offer, the procurement officer shall deem your bid non-responsive or your offer not reasonably susceptible of being selected for award.

Part I.

I acknowledge the:

• Overall certified MBE subcontract participation goal of __%. and

• The subgoals, if applicable, of:

• _ _ % for certified African American-owned businesses and

• _ _ % for certified Women-owned businesses.

I have made a good-faith effort to achieve this goal. If awarded the contract, I will continue to attempt to increase MBE participation during the project.

Part II.

Check ONE Box

NOTE: FAILURE TO CHECK ONE OF BOXES 1, 2, or 3 BELOW WILL RENDER A BID

NON-RESPONSIVE OR AN OFFER NOT REASONABLY SUSCEPTIBLE OF BEING

SELECTED FOR AWARD

NOTE: INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE ASSERTIONS ON THIS FORM AND THE

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE MBE PARTICIPATION SCHEDULE

(ATTACHMENT B) MAY RENDER A BID NON-RESPONSIVE OR AN OFFER NOT

REASONABLY SUSCEPTIBLE OF BEING SELECTED FOR AWARD

1 I have met the overall MBE goal and MBE subgoals for this project. I submit with this Affidavit [Attachment A] the MBE Participation Schedule [Attachment B], which details how I will reach that goal.

or 2 After having made a good-faith effort to achieve the overall MBE goal and MBE subgoals for this project, I can achieve partial success only. I submit with this Affidavit [Attachment A] the MBE Participation Schedule [Attachment B], which details the MBE participation I have achieved.

I request a partial waiver as follows:

• Waiver of overall MBE subcontract participation goal: ____ %

• Waiver of MBE subcontract participation subgoals, if applicable:

• ____ % for certified African American-owned businesses and

• ____ % for certified Woman-owned businesses.

Within 10 days of being informed that I am the apparent awardee, I will submit MBE Waiver Documentation [Attachment F] (with supporting documentation).

Attachment A (page 2 of 2) or

3 After having made a good faith effort to achieve the overall MBE goal and MBE subgoals for this project, I am unable to achieve any portion of the goal or subgoals. I submit with this Affidavit [Attachment A] the MBE Participation Schedule [Attachment B].

I request a full waiver.

Within 10 days of being informed that I am the apparent awardee, I will submit MBE Waiver Documentation [Attachment F] (with supporting documentation).

Part III.

I understand that if I am the apparent awardee or conditional awardee, I must submit within 10 working days after receiving notice of the potential award or within 10 days after the date of conditional award – whichever is earlier – the:

• Outreach Efforts Compliance Statement (Attachment C)

• Subcontractor Project Participation Statement (Attachment D)

• Minority Subcontractors Unavailability Certificate (Attachment E) (if applicable)

• Any other documentation the Procurement Officer requires to ascertain my responsibility in connection with the MBE participation goal and subgoals

I acknowledge that if I fail to timely return complete documents, the Procurement Officer may determine that I am not responsible and therefore not eligible for contract award. If the contract has been awarded, the award is voidable.

I acknowledge that the MBE subcontractors/suppliers listed in the MBE Participation Schedule and any additional MBE subcontractor/suppliers identified in the Subcontractor Project Participation Statement will be used to accomplish the percentage of MBE participation that I intend to achieve.

In the solicitation of subcontract quotations or offers, MBE subcontractors were provided the same information and amount of time to respond as were non-MBE subcontractors.

The solicitation process was conducted in such a manner so as to not place MBE subcontractors at a competitive disadvantage to non-MBE subcontractors.

I solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that this Affidavit is true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Bidder/Offeror Name Affiant Signature Address Printed Name & Title Address (continued) Date

October 2017

I have met the overall MBE goal and MBE subgoals for this project I submit with this Affidavit: Off
After having made a goodfaith effort to achieve the overall MBE goal and MBE subgoals for this: Off
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for certified African Americanowned businesses and:
for certified Womanowned businesses:
After having made a good faith effort to achieve the overall MBE goal and MBE subgoals for this: Off
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