(1) Assistance from the Chief Procurement Officers. The chief procurement officers shall provide appropriate staffs to assist minority businesses with the procurement procedures developed pursuant to this code.
(2) Special Publications. The chief procurement officers in cooperation with other appropriate private and state agencies may issue supplementary instructions designed to assist minority businesses with the state procurement procedures.
(3) Source Lists. Chief procurement officers shall maintain special source lists of minority business firms detailing the products and services which they provide. These lists shall be made available to agency purchasing personnel.
(4) Solicitation Mailing Lists. The chief procurement officers shall include and identify minority business on the state's bidders' list and shall ensure that these firms are solicited on an equal basis within nonminority firms.
(5) Training Programs. The chief procurement officers shall work with appropriate state offices and minority groups in conducting seminars to assist minority business owners in learning how to do business with the State.
(6) Fee Waivers. Upon request by an MBE certified by the Small and Minority Business Assistance Office, user or subscription fees for services provided by the chief procurement officers may be waived for an MBE.
HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 57.