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Appendix A <br />For All Procurements Involving Any Services <br />DISADVANTAGED MINORITY WOMEN BUSINES ENTERPRISES RACE AND GENDER <br />NEUTRAL) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS ONLY <br />(9- 30 -09) SP1 G69 <br />Policy <br />It is the policy of the North Carolina Department of Transportation that businesses shall have an <br />equal opportunity to compete fairly for and to participate in the performance of contracts financed <br />in whole or in part by federal and state funds. <br />The Department is committed to its annual aspirational goal(s) set on all federally assisted and <br />state funded contracts. Professional Services Contracts are race and gender neutral and do not <br />contain goals; however, the firm is encouraged to give every opportunity to allow DBE /MBE/WBE <br />subconsultant participation on all contracts and supplemental agreements. <br />Obligation <br />in compliance with Title Vl, 23 CRF 200, 230, 635, 117 (d) and (e) and 49 CFR Parts 21 and 26, <br />the Firm and subconsultant shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, <br />national origin, age, disability or sex in the performance of this contract. Failure by the f=irm to <br />comply with these requirements is a material breach of this contract, which will result in the <br />termination of this contract or such other remedy, as the Department deems necessary. <br />Definitions <br />Professional Services — Services such as, but not limited to, project management, construction <br />engineering and inspection, feasibility studies, planning and environmental studies, preliminary <br />engineering, design and redesign, surveying, mapping, geotechnical investigations, architectural <br />related services, visualization, simulation studies, technical assistance and transportation <br />services studies. <br />Department - North Carolina Department of Transportation <br />Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) — A firm certified through the federally mandated <br />North Carolina Unified Certification Program administered by the Department. <br />Minority -Owned and Women -Owned Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) - Firms certified through <br />the state - mandated North Carolina Unified Certification Program administered by the <br />Department. <br />Small Professional Services Firm (SPSF) — Small professional consultant firms who have been <br />certified by the Department. Any business established for profit and meets the certification <br />standards outlined in 13 CFR Part 121, Sector 54 under the North American Industrial <br />Classification system (NAICS) is eligible for participation in the Department's SPSF program. <br />Form RS -2 - Form to be completed showing the participation of all known consultants and <br />subconsultants (SPSFs) who will participate in the performance of the identified work <br />21 <br />- Attachment number 1 - <br />F -5 Page 91 <br />