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increase procurement opportunities for socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners within the State contracting marketplace. Maryland's MBE Program requires State agencies to structure their procurements in a manner that allows 29 percent of the agency's total annual expenditures on procurement contracts to be paid directly or indirectly to certified MBE firms as prime contractors or subcontractors. Table 2 depicts total MBE participation by Contracting Areas for Q2 FY 2025. MBE firms received $31.6 million (21.66%) of the $145.9 million in total contract awards during this period. These amounts represent contract awards in three (3) Procurement Categories: Construction, Architectural & Engineering (A&E), and Information Technology (IT) out of the six (6) Procurement Categories: Construction, Architectural & Engineering (A&E), Maintenance, Information Technology (IT), Services, and Supplies and Equipment. Table 3 depicts MBE awards by Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) classification and procurement category for Q2 FY 2025. During this period, African American firms received $7 million (4.86%) of the $ 145.9 million Prime contract awards. Asian American firms received $1.2 million (.86%). Women-owned firms received $22.6 million (15.51%). Hispanic American firms received $640 thousand (.44%). MBE participation for Q2 FY 2025 is calculated by dividing the total MBE contract award dollars by the total contract award dollars. Certified Small Businesses (CSBs)/Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program The Certified Small Businesses (CSBs)/Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program is administered by the Division of Procurement (DOP). CRFP is responsible for reviewing and analyzing State- funded procurements to ensure Maryland's SBR Program compliance. Maryland's SBR Program allows small businesses to participate as prime contractors on State-funded contracts by establishing a unique marketplace where small businesses compete against other small businesses instead of larger, more established companies. The SBR program is a race and gender-neutral program. Minority status is not a criterion for participation in the SBR Program. (See Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. Art. §14-501.) On January 6, 2021, Governor Hogan signed Executive Order 01.01.2021.01 to increase small business participation in State procurements. The Executive Order enhances the SBR Program by directing all procurements between $50,000 and $500,000 to the SBR Program unless the procurement meets defined exemptions. The State has established a 15% SBR utilization goal. Effective September 2024 the SBR goal was increased to 20% and the SBR awards now include Direct Vouchers and P-Card purchases. The CSB/SBR firms' participation goal for Q2 FY 2025 is calculated by dividing the total CSB/SBR designated and non-designated awards by the total procurement awards. Utilization is calculated by dividing the total CSB/SBR-designated and non-designated payments by the total payments to all prime vendors. Table 4 depicts Certified Small Businesses/Small Business Reserve Program utilization for Q2 FY 2025 for Awards. SBR-designated firms received $1.6 million of the $148.7 million in procurement awards during this period. Non-SBR-designated awards for this quarter were over
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