City of Annapolis

The buyer is seeking proposals for a disparity study on procurement contracts with small, women-owned, minority-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. The study will cover all types of goods, services, and construction contracts. The deliverable will help determine if there is a legal basis for implementing changes to procurement processes to increase participation of these business categories. The study aims to assess current utilization and identify strategies for improvement.

• 10/23/2024 - Pre-Proposal Meeting
• 12/6/2024 - Proposal Due Date

• Experience in preparing disparity studies for local governments

• Conduct disparity study on procurement contracts with small, women-owned, minority-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses
• Analyze contracts for all types of goods, services, and construction
• Determine legal basis for implementing changes to procurement processes
• Assess current participation and utilization of targeted business categories
• Provide recommendations for increasing participation of targeted business categories
• Evaluate effectiveness of current procurement policies and procedures
• Identify barriers to participation for small and disadvantaged businesses
• Analyze market availability of qualified firms in targeted categories
• Compare utilization rates to availability rates for targeted business categories
• Develop strategies to address any identified disparities