Hoping
to be more inclusive in the state contracting process, the Wolf administration
today said it will now recognize LGBT-owned and disabled-owned businesses under
what it calls "small diverse businesses."
Giving
these business owners a new opportunity should also boost competitive contracts
for goods and services provided to the state.
"These
changes are both overdue and necessary," Gov. Tom Wolf said in a
statement. "Everyone agrees that state government contracting should be
competitive, inclusive and fair for every small business looking to do business
with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Yet, as a percentage of real dollars
spent, the value of state contracts with small and small diverse businesses has
declined over the last five years. We needed to change our approach."
The
small diverse businesses program
had included minority-, woman- and veteran-owned.
Source: Central
Penn Business Journal
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