Common use of EDGE Business Development Program Participation Clause in Contracts

EDGE Business Development Program Participation. 1.7.1 The A/E shall participate in the “Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity” Program (“EDGE”) by contracting with and using one or more businesses certified as an EDGE Business Enterprise (“EDGE-certified Business”) by the EOC. 1.7.1.1 If the A/E is an EDGE-certified Business, the A/E may include this Agreement amount in the reporting. 1.7.1.2 The amount of EDGE participation cannot exceed 100 percent of the amount of this Agreement. 1.7.1.3 The A/E shall include in the reporting only those expenditures to EDGE-certified Businesses that perform a commercially useful function as described in OAC Section 123:2-16-15. 1.7.2 The A/E shall provide an EDGE Participation Report with each Professional Services Pay Request. 1.7.2.1 The A/E shall provide status reports, produced by the A/E and each applicable EDGE-certified Business for this Agreement, indicating: .1 the name of each EDGE-certified Business; .2 the federal tax identification number of each EDGE-certified Business; .3 the date of the EDGE-certified Business contract, subcontract, or purchase order;