S-10700-00002574 Attachment F COBID Certification Outreach Plan.pdf

RFQ [S-10700-00002574] – [Sustainability Consultant Services for EPP]

Attachment F

COBID CERTIFICATION / OUTREACH PLAN

“Certified Firm” means a small business certified under ORS 200.055 by the Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (“COBID”) as “disadvantaged business enterprise”, “minority-owned business”, “woman-owned business”, “emerging small business” or “business that a service-disabled veteran owns”.

Certified Firm Participation

As noted in Governor Kitzhaber’s Executive Order 12-03: “Minority-owned and Woman-owned businesses continue to be a dynamic and fast-growing sector of the Oregon economy. Oregon is committed to creating an environment that supports the ingenuity and industriousness of Oregon’s Minority Business Enterprise [“MBE”] and Woman Business Enterprise [“WBE”].

Emerging Small Business [“ESB”] firms are also an important sector of the state’s economy.”

In 2015, HB 3303 revised ORS 200.055 to add “a business that a service-disabled veteran owns” as a business type that may apply to COBID for certification. Contracting agencies shall aggressively pursue a policy of providing opportunities to Certified Small Businesses (hereinafter “Certified Firms”) according to ORS 200.090. As such, Oregon Certified firms must have an equal opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed with state funds. By submitting its offer, Offeror certifies that it will take reasonable steps to ensure that Certified Firms are provided an equal opportunity to compete for and participate in the performance of any subcontracts resulting from this procurement. Offeror further certifies and agrees that it has not discriminated and will not discriminate in its employment practices with regard to race, creed, age, religious affiliation, sex, disability, sexual orientation or national origin, and it has not discriminated and will not discriminate against a subcontractor in the awarding of a subcontract because the subcontractor is a disadvantaged business enterprise, a minority-owned business, a woman-owned business, a business that a service-disabled veteran owns or an emerging small business certified under ORS 200.055.

Certified Small Business Outreach Plan

1. Is Offeror an Oregon Certified Firm? Yes No

If yes, indicate all certification type(s): MBE WBE ESB DBE SDV

Oregon State Certification number: __________________________

2. Does Offeror foresee any subcontracting opportunities for this procurement? Yes No

If no, do not complete the rest of this form.

3. The Offeror shall provide a narrative description of its experience in obtaining Certified Firms participation as subcontractors, consultants or suppliers on previous projects, and discuss any innovative or particularly successful measures that the Offeror has undertaken. The Offeror shall include a list of those certified firms with which it has had a contractual relationship during the past 24 months immediately preceding the date this solicitation document was issued. If none, mark the following checkbox: No prior experience obtaining participation from Certified Firms.

4. The Offeror shall provide examples where Certified Firms participation was achieved, along with information on Certified Firms subcontracting participation levels for up to three projects/contracts that the Offeror is either currently performing or has completed within the past 24 months immediately preceding the date this solicitation document was issued. Certified Firms participation should be described as the percentage of the dollar value of subcontracts and material or supply contracts awarded to Certified Firms as compared with the total dollar value of subcontracts and material or supply contracts let for each identified project or contract. The Offeror shall describe any technical assistance or mentoring the firm provided to Certified Firms subcontracting on each project. If none, mark the following checkbox: No prior experience obtaining participation from Certified Firms.

Project 1 Name_________________________________________________________________ Award Date ___/___/___ Completion Date ___/___/___ Contract Award Amount $_____________ Certified Firms goal percentage, if applicable __________% Certified Firms achievement percentage Certified Firms Subcontract Award Amount $_______________ Certified Firms Spend Achieved

Describe any technical assistance or mentoring provided to MWESB firms subcontracting on this project.

Project 2 Name_________________________________________________________________ Award Date ___/___/___ Completion Date ___/___/___ Contract Award Amount $_____________ Certified Firms goal percentage, if applicable __________% Certified Firms achievement percentage Certified Firms Subcontract Award Amount $_______________ Certified Firms Spend Achieved

Describe any technical assistance or mentoring provided to Certified Firms subcontracting on this project.

Project 3 Name________________________________________________________________ Award Date ___/___/___ Completion Date ___/___/___ Contract Award Amount $_____________ Certified Firms goal percentage, if applicable __________% Certified Firms achievement percentage Certified Firms Subcontract Award Amount $_______________ Certified Firms Spend Achieved

Describe any technical assistance or mentoring provided to Firms subcontracting on this project.

5. If the total cost of the awarded contract is expected to be greater than $10,000.00, the Offeror shall describe the outreach and subcontracting plan it will use, if awarded the contract, to provide Oregon Certified Firms certified firms an equal opportunity to perform any subcontracts under the contract. The plan must be realistic and based on Offeror’s successful past experience. If Offeror has no previous outreach experience, the Offeror shall describe the outreach plan it intends to use if awarded the contract.

The Offeror must include the following in its plan:

i. A description of the steps that the Offeror will take to solicit Certified Firms participation;

ii. A description of the mentoring, technical or other business development assistance the Offeror will provide to subcontractors needing or requesting such services.

If awarded the contract, the Offeror must accept, as contract performance obligations, the outreach and subcontracting plan described in this section. If certified firms are unavailable for type of work to be performed, please indicate in this section.

Company Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Authorized Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: ___/___/___

Name of Authorized Representative: _________________________________________________________

Title: ______________________________________________________________________