Common use of MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS and SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS Participation Goals Clause in Contracts

MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS and SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS Participation Goals. (a) Participation goals have been adopted to ensure the opportunity for meaningful participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises and service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises in the work to be undertaken by Subrecipient and financed with funds provided by Corporation. These goals are expressed as a percentage of the total value of all work to be performed under the Agreement. These percentages are 22% for minority-owned business enterprises (“MBEs”), 10% for women-owned business enterprises (“WBEs”) and 6% for service- disabled veteran-owned business enterprises. Subrecipient agrees to make good faith efforts to achieve these participation goals. (b) The Directory of Certified Minority and Women-owned Businesses published by the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development of the New York State Department of Economic Development lists the only enterprises which are recognized as minority or women-owned business enterprises for the purpose of meeting the participation goals. (c) The Directory of Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses maintained by the Division of General Services of the New York State lists the only enterprises which are recognized as service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises for the purpose of meeting the participation goals.