Subcontractor_Utilization_Plan.docx

This is a Subcontractor Utilization Plan form (Form C) for the City of St. Petersburg Police Department's ballistic door installation project in St. Petersburg, Florida. The form requires proposers to demonstrate their intent to engage minority, women, veteran, and small businesses located in the Tampa Bay Region. Proposers must describe their efforts in engaging these business categories and detail strategies for reducing barriers to participation, including outreach initiatives, educational programs, mentorship opportunities, and process improvements designed to increase participation by small, veteran, minority, and women-owned business enterprises.

The Subcontractor Utilization Plan establishes voluntary goals for small/veteran/minority/women business participation, with proposers determining their anticipated percentages of contract amounts allocated to each category: Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), Veteran Owned Business, and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). Importantly, no minimum level of participation in these business categories is required as a condition for contract award, and proposers will not be considered non-responsive if they submit a plan with zero participation amounts. However, the City encourages proactive engagement with small, veteran, minority, and women-owned business enterprises. Proposers are required to list all anticipated subcontractors in the applicable category boxes on the form.