Section 200.015 – Legislative findings.
(1) The Legislative Assembly supports the aspirations of minorities, women and emerging small businesses to enter the mainstream of Oregon social, political and economic life. (2) The Legislative Assembly finds: (a) The opportunity for full participation in our free enterprise system by minorities, women and emerging small businesses is essential; (b) Greater economic opportunity for […]
Section 200.025 – Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity; Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity; duties.
(1) The Governor shall appoint a Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity within the office of the Governor. (2) The Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity is created within the Oregon Business Development Department, and the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department shall appoint the employees of the office. (3) The […]
Section 200.035 – Notice to Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity.
(1) A state contracting agency shall give timely notice and information to the Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity if the state contracting agency intends to advertise or solicit bids or proposals for a public contract with a contract price of $10,000 or more and shall notify the policy advisor when the state […]
Section 200.045 – Required participants; rebuttable presumption of responsibility and good faith efforts to encourage participation in public contracts.
(1) As used in this section, “required participant” means: (a) A disadvantaged business enterprise; (b) A minority-owned business, a woman-owned business or a business that a service-disabled veteran owns; or (c) An emerging small business. (2) If a public contract requires participation from a required participant and a bidder or proposer for the public contract […]
Section 200.055 – Certification as disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business; fees; rules; appeal.
(1)(a) An enterprise or business may apply to the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity for certification as: (A) A disadvantaged business enterprise; (B) A minority-owned business; (C) A woman-owned business; (D) A business that a service-disabled veteran owns; or (E) An emerging small business. (b) An enterprise or business shall submit a separate […]
Section 200.057 – Designation of certified emerging small business as tier one or tier two firm.
(1) A business may be certified as an emerging small business by the Oregon Business Development Department for up to 12 years and may be: (a) Designated a tier one firm for up to six years unless the business no longer qualifies as a tier one firm. (b) Designated a tier two firm for up […]
Section 200.065 – Fraudulent conduct prohibited; penalty and other sanctions.
(1) A person may not fraudulently obtain or retain, attempt to fraudulently obtain or retain or aid another person in fraudulently obtaining or retaining or attempting to fraudulently obtain or retain certification as a disadvantaged business enterprise, a minority-owned business, a woman-owned business, a business that a service-disabled veteran owns or an emerging small business. […]
Section 200.075 – Prohibited conduct; suspension of right to participate in public contracts; revocation of certification.
(1) An affected contracting agency shall suspend any bidder’s, proposer’s, contractor’s or subcontractor’s right to submit a bid or proposal for, or receive an award of, a public contract in the future if the bidder, proposer, contractor or subcontractor knowingly commits any of the acts listed in this subsection. The affected contracting agency shall suspend […]
Section 200.090 – Contracting agencies to pursue policy of providing opportunities.
Contracting agencies shall aggressively pursue a policy of providing opportunities for disadvantaged business enterprises, minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, businesses that service-disabled veterans own and emerging small businesses and shall cooperate with the Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity to determine the best means by which to make such opportunities available. [1989 c.1043 §10; […]
Section 200.110 – Mentor relationship; guidelines; eligibility.
(1) The Oregon Business Development Department may recognize a mentor relationship between contractors and disadvantaged business enterprises, minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, businesses that service-disabled veterans own and emerging small businesses that are certified under ORS 200.055. In order to qualify for the department’s recognition, the mentor relationship must offer the opportunity for the contractor to […]