Common use of BID PREFERENCE Clause in Contracts

BID PREFERENCE. In accordance with the Minority Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Ordinance, award of a contract resulting from this Invitation for Bids may be made to the lowest responsive and responsible Orange County certified MWBE bidder provided that the bid does not exceed the overall lowest responsive and responsible bidder by the following percentages for the bid amounts listed: A. 8% - Bids Up To $100,000 In accordance with the Registered Service Disabled Veteran Business Ordinance, award of a contract resulting from this Invitation for Bids may be made to the lowest responsive and responsible registered prime Service Disabled Veteran bidder provided that the bid does not exceed the overall lowest responsive and responsible bidder by the following percentages for the bid amounts listed: A. 8% - Bids Up To $100,000 1. OVERVIEW A. Contractor shall provide professional language interpretation services to the Orange County Youth and Family Services Division for persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Information regarding LEP may be found at the following link: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/ B. Language interpretation services shall include in person verbal language interpretation, and over-the-telephone language interpretation from a Contractor that “ensures the competence of individuals providing language assistance, recognizing that the use of untrained individuals and/or minors as interpreters should be avoided as identified in the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/clas/what-is-clas, In Health and Health Care. “ Further information can be found at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/civil-rights/for- individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/other-federal-resources/index.html