Utilization of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Sample Clauses

Utilization of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. (a) It is the policy of the Government and us, as a Government contractor, that minority and women's business enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts. (b) The Contractor agrees to use his or her best efforts to carry out this policy in the award of his or her subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient performance of this contract. As used in this contract, the term "minority or women's business enterprise" means a business with at least 50 percent of which is owned by minority or women group members or in case of publicly owned businesses, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by minority or women's group members. For purposes of this definition minority group members are American Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Contractor may rely on written representations by subcontractors regarding their status as minority or women's business enterprises in lieu of an independent investigation.
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Utilization of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. It is the policy of the Government and BellSouth Corporation and its affiliates as a Government contractor, that minority and women's business enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts.
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Utilization of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. (a) It is the policy of the Government and BellSouth Corporation and its affiliates as a Government Supplier, that minority and women's business enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts. (b) The Supplier agrees to use his or her best efforts to carry out this policy in the award of his or her subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient performance of this contract. As used in this contract, the term "minority or women's business enterprise" means a business with at least 51 percent of which is owned by minority or women group members or in case of publicly owned businesses at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by minority or women group members. For purposes of this definition, minority group members are Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaskan Natives. Suppliers may rely on written representation by Sub- contractors regarding their status as minority or women's business enterprises in lieu of an independent investigation. The Supplier shall inform its Sub-contractors that any who misrepresent their status as small, minority or women-owned business enterprises in order to obtain for themselves a contract are subject to substantial penalties under law.
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Utilization of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises a) It is the policy of the government that minority and women's business enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of government contracts. b) SCC shall use its best efforts to carry out this policy in the award of its subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient performance of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement "minority business enterprise" means a business at least 50% of which is owned, controlled and operated by minority group members, or in the case of publicly owned business at least 51% of the stock of which is owned by minority group members. A women's business enterprise means a business which is 51% owned, controlled and operated by women. For the purpose of this definition, minority group members are Blacks, Hispanics, Asian Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaskan Natives. SCC may rely on written representation by subcontractors regarding their status as minority or women's business enterprises in lieu of an independent investigation.
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Utilization of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. (a) It is the policy of the Government and [Confidential information set forth here has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934] Corporation and its affiliates as a Government contractor, that minority and women's business enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts. (b) The contractor agrees to use his or her best efforts to carry out this policy in the award of his or her subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient performance of this contract. As used in this contract, the term "minority or women's business enterprise" means a business with at least 51 percent of which is owned by minority or women group members or in case of publicly owned businesses, at least 51 percent of the stock [Illegible] is owned by minority or women group members. For purposes of this definition, minority group members are Black, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives. Contractors may rely on written representation by subcontractors regarding their status as minority or women's business enterprises in lieu of an independent investigation. The contractor shall inform its subcontractors that any who misrepresent their status as small, minority or womenowned business enterprises in order to obtain for themselves a contract are subject to substantial penalties under law.
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  • Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Compliance Award of this Contract was based, in part, on the Minority and/or Women’s Business Enterprise (“MBE” and/or “WBE”) participation plan as detailed in the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Subcontractor Commitment Form, commonly referred to as “Attachment A” in the procurement documentation and incorporated by reference herein. Therefore, any changes to this information during the Contract term must be approved by MWBE Compliance 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 MBE/WBE Division (“Division”) certified MBE and/or WBE subcontractors will be participating in this Contract: [Add additional MBEs and WBEs using the same format.] MBE or WBE COMPANY NAME PHONE EMAIL OF CONTACT PERSON PERCENT A copy of each subcontractor agreement must be submitted to the 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 XXXXXxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.XX.xxx, or mailed to MWBE Compliance, 000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Street, Indianapolis IN 46204. Failure to provide a copy of any subcontractor agreement may be deemed a violation of the rules governing MBE/WBE procurement and may result in sanctions allowable under 25 IAC 5-7-8. Requests for changes must be submitted to XXXXXxxxxxxxxx@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 Division certified 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 Division certified subcontractor payments directly to the Division, as reasonably requested and in the format required by the Division. The Contractor’s failure to comply with the provisions in this clause may be considered a material breach of the Contract.

  • Minority Business Enterprise The Recipient shall comply with the minority business requirements pursuant to Section 164.07(A) of the Revised Code and rule 164-1-32 of the Administrative Code when making direct purchases of equipment, materials or supplies.

  • Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises This section is applicable if Contractor received a disabled veteran business enterprise (“DVBE”) incentive in connection with this Agreement. Contractor’s failure to meet the DVBE commitment set forth in its bid or proposal constitutes a breach of the Agreement. If Contractor used DVBE subcontractor(s) in connection with this Agreement: (i) Contractor must use the DVBE subcontractors identified in its bid or proposal, unless the Judicial Council approves in writing replacement by another DVBE subcontractor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and (ii) Contractor must within sixty (60) days of receiving final payment under this Agreement certify in a report to the Judicial Council: (1) the total amount of money Contractor received under the Agreement; (2) the name and address of each DVBE subcontractor to which Contractor subcontracted work in connection with the Agreement; (3) the amount each DVBE subcontractor received from Contractor in connection with the Agreement; and (4) that all payments under the Agreement have been made to the applicable DVBE subcontractors. A person or entity that knowingly provides false information shall be subject to a civil penalty for each violation.

  • Certified and Minority Business Enterprises Reports Upon Customer request, the Contractor shall report to the requesting Customer the Contractor’s spend with certified and other minority business enterprises in the provision of commodities or services related to the Customer’s orders. These reports shall include the period covered, the name, minority code, and Federal Employer Identification Number of each minority business utilized during the period; commodities and services provided by the minority business enterprise, and the amount paid to each minority business enterprise on behalf of the Customer.

  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprises In connection with the performance of this Agreement, the Municipality/Sponsor shall cause its contractors to cooperate with the State in meeting its commitments and goals with regard to the utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and will use its best efforts to ensure that DBEs will have opportunity to compete for subcontract work under this Agreement. Also, in this connection the Municipality or Municipality/Sponsor shall cause its contractors to undertake such actions as may be necessary to comply with 49 CFR Part 26. As a sub-recipient under 49 CFR Part 26.13, the Municipality/Sponsor hereby makes the following assurance. The Municipality/Sponsor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance of any United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)-assisted contract or in the administration of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program or the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26. The Municipality/Sponsor shall take all necessary and reasonable steps under 49 CFR Part 26 to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of the United States Department of Transportation-assisted contracts. The New York State Department of Transportation’s DBE program, as required by 49 CFR Part 26 and as approved by the United States Department of Transportation, is incorporated by reference in this agreement. Implementation of this program is a legal obligation and failure to carry out its terms shall be treated as a violation of this agreement. Upon notification to the recipient of its failure to carry out its approved program, the USDOT may impose sanctions as provided for under part 26 and may, in appropriate cases, refer the matter for enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and/or the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).

  • Certification as Small Contractor or Minority Business Enterprise This paragraph was intentionally left blank.

  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise To the extent authorized by applicable federal laws, regulations, or requirements, the Recipient agrees to facilitate, and assures that each Third Party Participant will facilitate, participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, also referred to as “Disadvantaged Business Enterprises” (DBEs), in the Underlying Agreement as follows:

  • DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS The Engineer agrees to comply with the requirements set forth in Attachment H, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise or Historically Underutilized Business Subcontracting Plan Requirements with an assigned goal or a zero goal, as determined by the State.

  • Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries The Company's authorized capital stock consists solely of (a) 20,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.05 par value per share ("Company Common Stock"), and (b) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share ("Company Preferred Stock"). As of October 31, 1997, (i) 3,891,981 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 201,385 shares of Company Common Stock were issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options, an additional 230,749 shares of Company Common Stock were issuable upon the exercise of options that are not currently outstanding but are reserved for issuance upon the designation of optionees by the Board of Directors of the Company and 154,175 shares of Company Common Stock were issuable upon the exercise or conversion of outstanding warrants or convertible securities granted or issuable (on a contingent basis or otherwise) by the Company, and (iii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. Since October 31, 1997, except as disclosed in Section 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not issued any shares of its capital stock except upon the exercise of such options, warrants or convertible securities. Each outstanding share of capital stock of the Company and each Subsidiary is duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights. As of the date hereof, other than as set forth above, in the Company SEC Documents (as defined in Section 4.7) or in Section 4.4 to the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding shares of capital stock or subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any type relating to the issuance, sale or transfer by the Company or either Subsidiary of any securities of the Company or either Subsidiary, nor are there outstanding any securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or either Subsidiary; and neither the Company nor either Subsidiary has any obligation of any kind to issue any additional securities or to pay for securities of the Company or either Subsidiary or any predecessor. The Company has no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations the holders of which have the right to vote generally with holders of Company Common Stock.

  • Continuity of Business Enterprise Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, and except as contemplated by this Agreement, there has not been any sale, distribution or spin-off of significant assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates other than in the ordinary course of business within the two (2) year period preceding the date of this Agreement.

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