HB 29
An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in diverse and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for definitions and for woman-owned business, minority-owned business or veteran-owned business and establishing the HUB Zone Business Procurement Program.
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Bill overview
This bill amends Pennsylvania’s procurement laws to support diverse and disadvantaged businesses, including women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and HUB Zone businesses. It establishes a HUB Zone Business Procurement Program and clarifies definitions related to these business types. The bill aims to increase opportunities for these businesses to participate in state government contracts by creating contract-specific goals and requiring good faith efforts from bidders.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘diverse and disadvantaged businesses’ as including women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and HUB Zone businesses.
- Establishes the HUB Zone Business Procurement Program within the Department of General Services.
- Requires executive agencies and independent agencies to establish contract-specific goals for HUB Zone business participation.
- Mandates ‘good faith efforts’ from bidders to promote HUB Zone business participation.
- Creates a process for requesting waivers from contract-specific goals, requiring bidders to demonstrate good faith efforts.
- Establishes a system for compiling and making available lists of verified diverse and disadvantaged businesses.
- Requires purchasing agencies to monitor contracts and ensure compliance with contract-specific goals.
- Requires purchasing agencies to submit payment verification reports to the department.
Who is affected
- State government agencies (executive and independent)
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Primary sponsor
Manuel Guzman
Cosponsors
Benjamin Sanchez
Darisha K. Parker
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