EXECUTIVE
ORDER EO
77-05
MINORITY
CONTRACT PROCUREMENT PLAN
On
January 11, 1977, the eve of his departure from office, former Governor Evans
issued an Executive Order the purpose of which was to implement the procedures
to be used in the procurement of minority contracts. The general purpose of the order
is laudable but several significant changes have occurred which require
modification of this order by this administration. It is the determination of this
administration to implement the activity of the Department of Commerce and
Economic Development especially since the passage of Substitute Mouse Bill 27,
which added the "Office of Small Business" to the department.
Consequently
it is the desire of the Executive to develop within this newly established
division an Office of Minority Business Development, whose duty it will be,
operating within statutory and regulatory guidelines, to maximize the effort
within all agencies to grant minority business contracts involving state public
works, goods, services and supplies.
Accordingly
with these general goals in mind,
NOW,
THEREFORE,
I, Dixy Lee Ray, Governor of the State of Washington, do hereby order and direct
the following:
I. Agency minority contract
procurement plan
The Department of
Commerce and Economic Development shall have the
responsibility in
coordination with each of the state agencies to
develop a minority
contract procurement plan to carry out the announced
purposes of this
executive order. The general
guidelines which the
department and all
agencies shell follow shall include but not be
limited to the
following:
1. A minority business shall be
identified and defined as one with at
least 50 percent ownership by ethnic minority
parsons.
2. The Director of the Department of
Commerce and Economic Development
may appoint a Minority Business Advisory Board which will
"recommend"
policies and programs for the Office of Minority
Business.
3. Assistance to be provided to all
small businesses under the pro-
visions of Substitute House Bill 27 A11 also be provided
cc
minority businesses.
4. The Department of Commerce and
Economic Development will be respon-
sible for preparing and maintaining an up-to-date Minority
Vendors
Directory which shall be utilized by all state agencies in
procure-
ment activities.
5. All state agencies shell organize
their programs and coordinate
them with the
Department of Commerce and Economic Development by:
a. Working toward awarding a higher
percentage of contracts to
minority businesses.
b. Providing records on minority
contracts awarded, including
dollar amounts and the percentage of total agency contracts,
and working toward awarding a higher percentage of
contracts
to minority businesses
c. Each agency will be required to
have a designated contact
person for the purposes listed under paragraph 5 of
this
order. This person should have the knowledge and authority
to
discuss purchasing procedures and budgets for the
entire
agency.
II. All provisions of EO 75-10 and EO 77-01
which are in conflict with
this executive order
are herewith rescinded and/or modified.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my head and
caused the seal of the State
of State of Washington to be affixed
at Olympia this 28th day
of July, A.D.,
1977.
DIXY LEE RAY
Governor of Washington
BY
THE GOVERNOR:
______________________
Secretary
of State