Trend and
Analysis
Contract Administration and Procurement (CAP) plans to increase
the percentage of contract dollars awarded to diverse suppliers as outlined in
the Jobs First Act over the next five years. CAP intends to accomplish this
through working responsibly and maintaining timelines to ensure we maintain
valid contracts and to work toward a goal of reducing the formal solicitation
process time by 10%. CAP also plans to implement a practice to reduce the
number of riders and extended contracts in order to promote more competition
for minority and County-based businesses. CAP will collaborate with SDDD through
active strategic sourcing to identify qualified vendors to participate in
procurement opportunities and to identify opportunities early in the
procurement process as well as set mandatory subcontractor requirements and the
unbundling of work in contracts which will allow for greater participation of MBE
vendors.