Common use of UTILIZATION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Clause in Contracts

UTILIZATION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. It is Company's policy that Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise ("MWBEs") shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts. Supplier agrees to use its good faith efforts to award subcontracts to carry out this policy to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient performance of this Agreement. Supplier agrees to conduct a program which will enable MWBEs to be considered fairly as subcontractors and suppliers under this Agreement. Supplier shall submit to Company periodic reports of subcontracting with known MWBEs in such manner and at such time (not more than quarterly) as Company's representative may prescribe. Such periodic report shall state separately for Minority and Women Owned Businesses the subcontracted work which is attributable to Company. In instances where direct correlation cannot be determined, such MWBE payments may be established by Supplier comparing Company's payments to Supplier, in that period, to total payments to Supplier from all of its customers, in that period, and then arriving at Company's apportionment of such MWBE payments. Nothing in this clause shall affect or diminish the Supplier's obligations as set forth in the assignment and subcontracting provisions or any other provision of this Agreement. Supplier's record of compliance with the provisions of this clause will be a factor Company will consider favorably in making procurement decisions about future business with Supplier.