6100064676 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 procurement seeks professional services contractors to provide architectural and engineering services for K-12 public school facility condition assessments across multiple high-need local education agencies in Pennsylvania. The work includes on-site evaluations of school buildings, analysis of major facility systems, identification of deficiencies, and development of cost estimates and recommendations. The assessments, reporting, and technical assistance must be completed within timelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education, with contractors required to coordinate site visits across multiple regions of the Commonwealth and manage work efficiently to meet federal performance period deadlines.

The solicitation establishes an SDB participation goal of 11 percent, which includes Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), LGBTQ-owned Business Enterprise (LGBTBE), and Disadvantaged Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE) categories, and a VBE participation goal of 3 percent, which includes Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SDVBE) categories. The file provides a comprehensive set of attachments including instructions for SDB and VBE participation submittals (SDB-1 and VBE-1), utilization schedules (SDB-3 and VBE-3), letters of commitment forms (SDB-3.1 and VBE-3.1), guidance for documenting good faith efforts to meet participation goals (SDB-4 and VBE-4), and documentation templates to support waiver requests if participation goals cannot be met (SDB-5 and VBE-5).