Small Business Utilization Sample Clauses

Small Business Utilization. (Sub-factor) – Written Proposal All Offerors, except small businesses, shall complete the portion of the instructions under Small Business Subcontracting specific to the Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Small businesses are not required to submit Small Business Subcontracting Plans; however, small businesses shall indicate the amount of effort proposed to be done by a small business either at the prime level or at the first tier subcontract level. All Offerors, small businesses and other than small businesses (i.e., large businesses) shall respond to the Commitment to the Small Business Program.
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Small Business Utilization. It is the policy of VPRA that firms certified as a small business by the DSBSD have an equal opportunity to participate in the Project. Wherever feasible, Contractor should seek to maximize the use of certified small businesses for as much of the Work as possible throughout the lifetime of the Project. This includes utilization of firms certified as small and any subcategory of small, small women-owned, small minority-owned, small micro or small service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan submitted by Contractor for the Phase 1 Services, and approved by VPRA on [##] is hereby incorporated in and made a material part of this Contract. During the performance of the Contract, Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan as well as the Special Provision Regarding the Utilization of Small and Diverse Businesses (SP 06), attached hereto as Exhibit M. Any required revisions to the Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be accomplished by a Change Order.
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Small Business Utilization. On a quarterly basis, Supplier will report Small Business utilization on all Supplier lead projects. In support of University of California Sustainable Practices guidelines that aim to reach 25% Economically and Socially Responsible Spend as a total percentage of addressable spend, supplier will make best effort to achieve 50% utilization of SBA designated subcontractors to perform services across the University of California system. Supplier will format quarterly reporting in the following manner:
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Small Business Utilization. Factor 5 consists of two Subfactors, 5A, Past Performance in Utilization of Small Business Concerns, and 5B, Small Business Participation. The evaluation of Sub-factors 5A and 5B are of equal importance to the determination of Factor 5 Rating.
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Small Business Utilization. Basis of Evaluation:
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Small Business Utilization. The Government will assess the acceptability of each Offerors’ (Large and Small Businesses) Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) as provided on Attachment L-4 to identify and commit to small business in the performance of the contract. This strategy is separate from, but consistent with, the Offeror’s Subcontracting Plan submitted in Section L, Annex B, if required. A proposed goal of Small Business participation less than 1% of the total contract value without sufficient justification as to why will receive a rating of “unacceptable.” Failure to address part or parts of the technical factor caused by a lack of information will be assessed as a significant weakness or multiple significant weaknesses. Significant weaknesses that increase the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level will be considered a deficiency. Offerors with deficiencies will be unawardable.
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Small Business Utilization. (Subfactor 10) The evaluation of Small Business Subcontracting and Commitment to the Small Business Program applies to all Offerors, except that Small Businesses are not required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The evaluation of SDB participation applies to all Offerors.
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Small Business Utilization. Small Business Utilization Factor. The Government will evaluate the extent to which the Offeror’s SB Participation Plan and SB Subcontracting Plan demonstrate commitment to using SBs, SDBs, WOSBs, HUB Zone SBs, VOSBs, SDVOSBs, and HBCU/MIs in performance of the contract. The Government intends to evaluate only the Small Business Utilization submitted by the apparent successful Offeror.  SB Participation Plan. The offeror’s plan will be evaluated on the basis of:  The extent to which SB firms are specifically identified in proposals  The extent of commitment to use SB firms  The complexity and variety of the work SB firms are to perform  The extent of participation of SB firms in terms of the value of the total acquisition.  Past performance of the offerors in complying with requirements of the clauses at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business concerns, and 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The offeror’s Small Business Participation Plan will be evaluated as follows: Rating Description Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of small business objectives. Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives. S mall Business Subcontracting Plan. If an offeror’s total proposed cost/price is less than the threshold at FAR 19.702(a) (1) or (2), the Government may, at its sole discretion, choose not to evaluate the offeror’s submitted SB Subcontracting Plan. The offeror’s SB Subcontracting Plan will be evaluated IAW FAR 19.705-4. The offeror’s plan must fully satisfy the required elements set forth by FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003. The SB Subcontracting Plan must be considered acceptable by the Procuring Contracting Officer prior to award. An unacceptable subcontracting plan will make an offeror ineligible for award of a contract. The Government will determine the basic acceptability of the SB Subcontracting Plan, given the extent to which the proposal provides all required content and meets or exceeds the objectives described in section L. The offeror’s SB Subcontracting Plan will be assigned one of the following ratings: Rating Description Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of small business objectives. Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives.
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Small Business Utilization. The Project will provide many opportunities for local small business enterprises to participate as contractors or suppliers, and the parties therefore agree that they will cooperate with all efforts of the City, the PLA Administrator, and other organizations retained by the City for the purpose, to encourage and assist the participation of local small businesses in Project Work. Specifically, all parties understand that the City has established a goal of fifteen percent (15%) small business enterprise (SBE) participation for all contracts for Project Work; this goal places a strong emphasis on the utilization of small, local business on the Project. If a failure to demonstrate good faith efforts is determined, there will be grounds for contract termination. Each party agrees that it shall employ demonstrable efforts to encourage utilization in an effort to achieve such goals. This may include, for example, participation in outreach programs, education and assistance to businesses not familiar with working on a project of this scope, and the encouragement of local residents to participate in Project Work through programs and procedures jointly developed to prepare and encourage such local residents for Labor/Management Apprenticeship Programs and formal employment on the Project through the referral programs sponsored and/or supported by the parties to this Agreement. Further, the parties shall ensure that the provisions of this Agreement do not inadvertently establish impediments to participation of such small local businesses and residents of the City.
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Related to Small Business Utilization

  • Small Business This chapter shall not be applied to any contractor that meets all of the following:

  • UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS Seller agrees to actively seek out and provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, minority business enterprises, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business concerns and US Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business concerns to participate in the subcontracts Seller awards to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient performance of this Contract.

  • Utilization Utilization shall be defined as Trunks Required as a percentage of Trunks In Service.

  • Underutilization Underutilization of Interconnection Trunks and facilities exists when provisioned capacity of trunks in service for more than six (6) months is greater than the current need. This over-provisioning is an inefficient deployment and use of network resources and results in unnecessary costs. Those situations where more capacity exists than actual usage will be handled in the following manner:

  • Reporting on Utilization of Subject Inventions 1. The Performer agrees to submit, during the term of the Agreement, an annual report on the utilization of a subject invention or on efforts at obtaining such utilization that are being made by the Performer or its licensees or assignees. Such reports shall include information regarding the status of development, date of first commercial sale or use, gross royalties received by the Performer, and such other data and information as the agency may reasonably specify. The Performer also agrees to provide additional reports as may be requested by DARPA in connection with any march-in proceedings undertaken by DARPA in accordance with Paragraph I of this Article. DARPA agrees it shall not disclose such information to persons outside the Government without permission of the Performer, unless required by law.

  • Utilization Scale STATE shall scale logs or portions of logs that are broken, wasted, or not removed by PURCHASER due to: (1) improper felling or bucking of the logs; (2) failure to remove the logs prior to deterioration; and (3) logs remaining on the timber sale area after completion of logging, provided the logs were merchantable prior to breakage or wastage. Material used to meet down material requirements in the section titled, "Reserved Timber," shall not be considered for utilization scale. PURCHASER shall pay for the logs at the contract price designated in Section 44. STATE shall notify PURCHASER of the volume of logs so scaled. Payment shall be considered due on such volume as if the logs were removed on the date of said notification. In the event PURCHASER disagrees with the findings made by STATE under this section, PURCHASER may furnish scaling by a third-party scaling organization acceptable to STATE. Costs and expenses of such third party shall be paid for by PURCHASER, and the findings of the third party shall be final.

  • MWBE Utilization Plan A. In accordance with 5 NYCRR § 142.4, Bidders are required to submit a completed Utilization Plan on Form MWBE 100 with their bid.

  • Utilization Management Contractor shall maintain a utilization management program that complies with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including Health and Safety Code § 1367.01 and other requirements established by the applicable State Regulators responsible for oversight of Contractor.

  • Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business Enterprise Compliance Award of this Contract was based, in part, on the Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business Enterprise (“IVOSB”) participation plan, as detailed in the IVOSB Subcontractor Commitment Form, commonly referred to as “Attachment A-1” in the procurement documentation and incorporated by reference herein. Therefore, any changes to this information during the Contract term must be approved by IDOA’s IVOSB Division (“IVOSB Division”) and may require an amendment. It is the State’s expectation that the Contractor will meet the subcontractor commitments during the Contract term. The following certified IVOSB subcontractor(s) will be participating in this Contract: [Add additional IVOSBs using the same format.] IVOSB COMPANY NAME PHONE EMAIL OF CONTACT PERSON PERCENT Briefly describe the IVOSB service(s)/product(s) to be provided under this Contract and include the estimated date(s) for utilization during the Contract term: A copy of each subcontractor agreement must be submitted to the IVOSB Division within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Contract. The subcontractor agreements may be uploaded into Pay Audit (Indiana’s subcontractor payment auditing system), emailed to XxxxxxxXxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.XX.xxx, or mailed to IDOA, 000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Street, Room W-478, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Failure to provide a copy of any subcontractor agreement may be deemed a violation of the rules governing IVOSB procurement and may result in sanctions allowable under 25 IAC 9-5-2. Requests for changes must be submitted to XxxxxxxXxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.XX.xxx for review and approval before changing the participation plan submitted in connection with this Contract. The Contractor shall report payments made to certified IVOSB subcontractors under this Contract on a monthly basis using Pay Audit. The Contractor shall notify subcontractors that they must confirm payments received from the Contractor in Pay Audit. The Pay Audit system can be accessed on the IDOA webpage at: xxx.xx.xxx/xxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx.xxx. The Contractor may also be required to report IVOSB certified subcontractor payments directly to the IVOSB Division, as reasonably requested and in the format required by the IVOSB Division. The Contractor’s failure to comply with the provisions in this clause may be considered a material breach of the Contract.

  • Small Business Preference Commitment This section is applicable if 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. Contractor must within sixty (60) days of receiving final payment under this Agreement report to the JBE the actual percentage of small/micro business participation that was achieved. 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.

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