Common use of Procurement Procedures Clause in Contracts

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises.

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators recipients of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators Recipients of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. a) Ensure that small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. b) Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. c) Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. d) Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- minority–owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. e) Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-–owned firms and women's business enterprises.

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators recipients of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators Recipients of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. 1. Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. 2. Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. 3. Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. 4. Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. 5. Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises.

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises.

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators recipients of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators Recipients of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. a) Ensure that small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. b) Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. c) Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-–owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. d) Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- minority– owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. e) Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-–owned firms and women's business enterprises.

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators recipients of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators Recipients of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises.

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators recipients of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators , Recipients of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. a) Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. b) Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. c) Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. d) Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. e) Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such ofsuch organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises.

Procurement Procedures. It is a national policy to place a fair share of purchases with minority business firms. The Department of the Interior is strongly committed to the objectives of this policy and encourages all Cooperators recipients of its grants and cooperative agreements to take affirmative steps to ensure such fairness. Positive efforts shall be made by Cooperators recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises, whenever possible. Cooperators Recipients of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal: a. a) Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. b. b) Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. c. c) Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. d. d) Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses, minority- minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. e. e) Use the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small business, minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises.