Common use of Small Business Preference Clause in Contracts

Small Business Preference. This section is applicable if this Agreement is for IT goods or services and Contractor received a small business preference in connection with this Agreement. Contractor’s failure to meet the small business commitment set forth in its bid or proposal constitutes a breach of this Agreement. If Contractor uses small/micro business Subcontractor(s) in connection with this Agreement: (i) Contractor must use the small/micro business Subcontractors identified in its bid or proposal, unless the Court approves in writing replacement by another DGS-certified small/micro business Subcontractor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and (ii) Contractor must deliver to the Court with its final invoice a report detailing the actual percentage of small/micro business participation that was achieved under this Agreement; the Court will not pay Contractor’s final invoice until this report is received. If Contractor is a nonprofit veteran service agency (“NVSA”), Contractor must employ veterans receiving services from the NVSA for not less than 75 percent of the person-hours of direct labor required for the production of goods and the provision of services performed pursuant to this Agreement.