TSB Form.pdf

This Targeted Small Business (TSB) Form is a supplemental bidding document required by the Iowa Department of Public Defense for the Waterloo Vehicle Maintenance Shop construction project (Contract No. C485X2118, Project No. 190185). The form must be submitted alongside the Form of Bid and requires bidders to identify whether they are certified Iowa Targeted Small Businesses and to document all affirmative outreach efforts made to TSB enterprises prior to bid submission. Bidders are instructed to use the construction-related Iowa Targeted Small Business Directory as certified by the Department of Economic Development, State of Iowa, and must comply with all affirmative action and equal opportunity provisions of State and Federal laws. The form requests bidders to record the name and phone number of each TSB company contacted, the date of contact, whether a quote was received, and the dollar amount of any quote incorporated into the bid, with additional space provided for multiple contacts.

The TSB Form enforces Iowa's commitment to providing contracting opportunities to Targeted Small Businesses in accordance with Chapter 73 of the Code of Iowa, with all information subject to verification and confirmation. The form must be signed by the same individual authorized to sign the Form of Bid, establishing accountability for the accuracy of the documented small business engagement efforts. This requirement applies uniformly to all bidders regardless of their own business classification and represents a mandatory compliance element of the overall bid submission for the approximately 24,805 square-foot Vehicle Maintenance Shop facility.