Procurement - MBE Program Compliance Review and Oversight
What this bill does
Requiring regulations of a primary procurement unit to require the unit to make a good faith effort to solicit at least one bid from a certified minority business enterprise for a small procurement in Category II and Category III of the State Procurement Regulations; requiring a certain report to the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to state the total number and value of contracts entered into by the unit for which no minority business enterprise participation goals were established; etc.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Griffith, Melony | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harrington , David | Prince George's Chamber of Commerce | Oral |
| FAV | Bassette, Gail | Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMarco, Alison | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Griffith, Senator Griffithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Griffith, Senator Griffithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Griffith, Melony | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Robertson, Ellen | Maryland Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |