Common use of Contractor Commitment to Diversity Clause in Contracts

Contractor Commitment to Diversity. The Contractor / Fulfillment Partner shall complete as applicable the Attachment C titled “EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE DIVERSITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION”. STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE The Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise (Go-DBE) is the state's central point of contact to attract and assist minority-owned, woman-owned, Tennessee service-disabled veteran owned, and small business enterprises interested in competing in the State of Tennessee's procurement and contracting activities. These diversity business enterprises are defined as follows: Businesses that are a continuing, independent, for profit business which performs a commercially useful function, and is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by one (1) or more individuals in the minority or woman category who were impeded from normal entry into the economic mainstream because of past practices of discrimination based on race, ethnic background, or gender. "Tennessee service disabled veteran owned business" means a service-disabled veteran owned business that is a continuing, independent, for profit business located in the state of Tennessee that performs a commercially useful function with at least a twenty percent (20%) disability that is service-connected meaning that such disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval or air service. "Tennessee small business" means a business that is a continuing, independent, for profit business which performs a commercially useful function with residence in Tennessee and has total gross receipts of no more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) averaged over a three-year period or employs no more than ninety-nine (99) persons on a full- time basis". For additional program eligibility information visit, ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/businessopp/program_elig.html. As part of this Participating Addendum, the Respondent should complete the Diversity Utilization Plan, which begins on the following page. To assist in your effort to seek and solicit the participation of diversity businesses on this solicitation, a directory of certified Diversity Business Enterprise firms may be found on the State's website at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/businessopp/regdivcomp.html or by calling Go-DBE toll free at ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. Solicitation Event Name: Participating Addendum, NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Organization, Data Communications Products and Services 14-19, Master Agreement No. AR233 Event Number: Respondent's Contact Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Phone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ Does the Respondent qualify as the diversity business enterprise? Yes _X_ No If yes, which designation does the Respondent qualify? MBE WBE SDVBE SBE Certifying Agency: State of Tennessee Business Name: Unified Data Technologies, DBA UDT Contact Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Address: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Phone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ 5% $200,000.00 - $1,500,000.00 MBE Yes If awarded a contract pursuant to this Participating Addendum, we confirm our commitment to make reasonable business efforts to meet or exceed the commitment to diversity as represented in our Diversity Utilization Plan. We shall assist the State in monitoring our performance of this commitment by providing, as requested, a quarterly report of participation in the performance of this Contract by small business enterprises and businesses owned by minorities, women, and Tennessee service-disabled veterans. Such reports shall be provided to the State of Tennessee Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise in form and substance as required by said office. We further agree to request in writing and receive prior approval from the Central Procurement Office for any changes to the use of the above listed diversity businesses. Authorized Signature: Date: November 8, 2017 Printed Name and Title of Respondent Signatory (above) ATTESTATION RE PERSONNEL USED IN CONTRACT PERFORMANCE If the attestation applies to more than one contract, modify this row accordingly. SUBJECT CONTRACT NUMBER: NVP #AR233 (14-19) 56718 CONTRACTOR LEGAL ENTITY NAME: Cisco Systems, Inc. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (or Social Security Number) ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ If the attestation applies to more than one contract, modify the following paragraph accordingly.