6100064676-01 Appendix B SDB and VBE Participation Summary Sheet.docx

This is a Small Diverse Business (SDB) and Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) Participation Summary Sheet issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for Solicitation/Project #6100064676, titled Supporting America's Schools Infrastructure. The project seeks architectural and engineering services for K-12 public school facility condition assessments across multiple high-need local education agencies throughout Pennsylvania. The work encompasses on-site evaluations of school buildings, analysis of major facility systems, identification of deficiencies, development of cost estimates, and recommendations. Contractors must coordinate site visits across multiple regions of Pennsylvania and complete assessments, reporting, and technical assistance within timelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education, as this project operates within a defined federal performance period.

The solicitation establishes participation goals for Small Diverse Businesses (SDB) at 11 percent and Veteran Business Enterprises (VBE) at 3 percent. The SDB goal encompasses Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Women Business Enterprises (WBE), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Business Enterprises (LGBTBE), and Disadvantaged Owned Businesses (DOBE). The document provides comprehensive attachments including instructions for SDB and VBE participation submittals, utilization schedules, letters of commitment, and guidance for documenting good faith efforts to meet participation goals, including procedures for waiver requests should contractors be unable to achieve the established percentages.