UWF - Procurement and Contracts - Minority Business Enterprise Program

This page last reviewed/updated: 8/28/2008

"The University of West Florida is committed to cultivating relationships with all minority and women-owned firms as well as attaining the maximum participation of those firms in the procurement process for all goods and services for the University. I personally support the objectives of the MBE program and encourage all individuals effecting the procurement decisions to increase their awareness of the importance of this program. The University encourages the participation of all minority and women-owned firms, especially underutilized local minority firms.”

David J. O’Brien, Chief Contracting Officer

2007/2008 UPCOMING EVENTS:
August 14, 2008	SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE

Section 287.09451, Florida Statutes, encourages all state agencies and universities to spend assigned percentages of procurement dollars with certified minority business enterprises (CMBEs). The categories targeted are construction, architectural and engineering services, contractual services, and commodities. The University of West Florida is actively seeking prospective minority businesses that would be eligible for certification through the Department of Labor and Employment Security, Office of Supplier Diversity located in Tallahassee. Certification will be both beneficial to the University and State as well as enhance your vital role in the business community.

To obtain an application for State certification, contact Laura Subel (lsubel@uwf.edu) at 850/473-7806.

In order for your firm to qualify for certification you must:

be a small business, as defined in Section 288, Florida Statutes; and,
have 51% minority ownership and currently performing a useful business function; and,
be domiciled in Florida and majority of minority owners must also reside in Florida; and,
have management and daily operations controlled by minority persons.

A minority person is defined as:

Black American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa; or,
Hispanic American - A person of Spanish or Portuguese culture, with origins in Mexico, South America, Central America, or the Caribbean, regardless of age; or,
Asian American - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands, including the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778; or,
Native American - A person who has origins in any of the Indian Tribes of North America; or,
American Woman

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