Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the report back on the Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE) Preference Program.
Issue
ISSUE
On February 17, 2022, the Board approved a Three-year Pilot Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE) Preference Program (2022-0025) inclusive of a 5% Preference Incentive for negotiated procurements. An amendment from Director Dupont-Walker requested a report back on how Metro can give more than 5% preference points for non-LSBE firms that subcontract greater than 30% participation with LSBE firms.
Background
BACKGROUND
Los Angeles County, as the country's largest small business economy, has approximately 250,000 local small businesses that account for 43% of the local workforce. To strengthen the local economy and maximize contracting opportunities for local small and historically under-utilized businesses, the Board approved staff recommendations to develop the LSBE Preference Program. The LSBE Preference Program provides a five percent (5%) preference credit for the utilization of local small business firms on Metro contracts.
Action Type
RFP
Threshold Level
LSBE Commitment
Preference
(Maximum)
Preference Type
Applicable to Federally Funded Acquisition
Applicable to Non-Federally Funded
(State/Local) Acquisitions
Negotiated procurements for, Supplies, Equipment Materials and Services, including professional services
>$100,000 with SBE/DVBE goals
At least 30%|1010|
Evaluation Points (Bonus Points)
RFP
RFP
No
Yes, for Proposers that meet criteria below
Preference Criteria:
Currently, SBE Proposers that meet the LSBE criteria as a prime receive a 5 percent preference credit added to their overall evaluation score. Proposers that do not meet the LSBE criteria as a prime, but subcontract at least 30% of the contract value with eligible LSBE firms, r...
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