5-4663 - Letcher County - Affirmative Steps (1).pdf

This is an Affirmative Steps compliance form for Letcher County Fiscal Court in Kentucky, outlining requirements for contracting with small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms under 2 CFR 200.321. The document applies to the 404 Buyout Demolition RFB - Round 5 project and establishes mandatory procurement practices for the county and any contractors or subcontractors engaged on the project. The affirmative steps required include placing qualified enterprises on solicitation lists, soliciting enterprises whenever they are potential sources, dividing requirements into smaller tasks or quantities when economically feasible to maximize participation, establishing delivery schedules that encourage participation by targeted businesses, and utilizing assistance from organizations such as the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency.

The related contract opportunity involves Letcher County Fiscal Court seeking services from a Kentucky Certified Appraisal Reviewer to conduct desk technical reviews of approximately 150 residential properties in support of a Floodplain Acquisition Project. The appraisal reviews must ensure compliance with the Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and assess fair market values of properties immediately prior to the February 2025 flood event. The affirmative steps requirements apply to this procurement, meaning the county must actively seek qualified small, minority-owned, and women-owned appraisal review service providers and consider dividing the work into smaller contract packages to increase participation opportunities for these targeted business categories.