Antidiscrimination S & C form (09.22.2010)(2).xlsx

This is an Antidiscrimination Policy Solicitation for Participation and Commitment Form issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) for use with minority business enterprises (MBE), woman-owned business enterprises (WBE), disabled small business enterprises (DSBE), and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE). The form requires bidders and proposers to document all solicitations made to certified MBE/WBE/DBE/DSBE firms regardless of whether commitments resulted from those solicitations. Bidders must provide detailed information for each solicited firm, including company name, address, contact information, work or supply effort to be performed, dates of solicitation by phone or mail, whether quotes were received, and commitment status with corresponding dollar amounts and percentages of the total bid or proposal value.

The form mandates that bidders attach all quotations received from minority and women-owned enterprises and specify the DBE classification type (M-DBE or W-DBE) when applicable for credit purposes. The OEO Registry number and certifying agency must be included for each firm listed. This documentation requirement ensures transparency in the procurement process and demonstrates good faith efforts to include small and disadvantaged businesses in contract opportunities. Multiple copies of the form may be photocopied as necessary to accommodate all solicitations, and the form was last updated in September 2010.