SMWBE Policy

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BEXAR COUNTY

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 8.0

TITLE: Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Policy for the Procurement of all County Offices, Departments, Funded Entities and Facilities in the areas of Commodities, Equipment, Professional and Personnel Services, Maintenance and Construction

REPLACES: 1992 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Administrative Policy 8.0 

REPLACES: 2003 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Administrative Policy 8.0

REPLACES: 2004 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Administrative  Policy 8.0

REPLACES: 2017 Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Administrative Policy 8.0 

REPLACES: 2017 Small, Minority, Women and Veteran Owned Business Enterprise 2017 (SMWVBE) Policy Office of the County Manager 

REVISION DATE: December 7, 2021          

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2022

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  1. Section 1: Purpose
  2. Section 2: Policy
  3. Section 3: Legal References
  4. Section 4: Definitions
  5. Section 5: Program Goals
  6. Section 6: Administration
  7. Section 7: Certification
  8. Section 8: Solicitation and Award of Commodities, Equipment, Maintenance, Construction, Services and Professional Services and Personal Services Under $50,000
  9. Section 9: Solicitation and Award of Commodities, Equipment, Maintenance, Construction, Services and Professional Services and Personal Services Over $50,000
  10. Section 10: Vendor Responsibilities
  11. Section 11: Documentation And Reporting
  12. Section 12: Administration of Vendor Data
  13. Section 13: Responsible Offices
  14. Section 14: County Responsibilities
  15. Section 15: Exemptions to the SMWBE Policy Provisions
  16. Section 16: Debarment Procedures
  17. Section 17: Request for Information
  18. Section 18: Effective Date
  19. Attachment A: SMWBE Program Goals
  20. Attachment B: SMWBE Program Report
  21. Attachment C: Bexar County Purchasing Department Vendor Registration Form
  22. Attachment C1200: Bid Submittal Forms
  23. Attachment D: Guidelines for the Bexar County SMWBE Advisory Committee
  24. Attachment E: Bexar County SMWBE Program Advisory Committee Standard Operating Procedures
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