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• Training with the Office of Engineering and Construction (OEC): CRFP coordinated with OEC to host training sessions for MDTA Project Managers and Project Engineers. These training sessions foster relationships between the CRFP and OEC teams and increase Project Managers' and Project Engineers' awareness and understanding of the MBE, DBE, and VSBE programs and regulatory requirements. Training sessions with Project Managers and Contract Managers in the Construction Unit were completed in December 2022, March 2023, and June 2023. o CRFP will begin scheduling OEC, IT, Service, and Maintenance contract training with project managers in April/May 2025. • Credit card purchases made with MBE, DBE, VSBE, and SBR vendors: CRFP is working with the Purchasing Card Program Administrator and the IT Solutions Administrator to develop a way to identify automatically, and track credit card transactions made with MBE, DBE, VSBE, and SBR vendors in the purchasing card system. This option would make compiling and reporting this data more manageable and efficient. This functionality within the purchasing card system would also help CRFP to identify the frequency with which cardholders make purchases using MBE, DBE, VSBE, and SBR vendors – thereby uncovering opportunities for additional training or recognition. CRFP is also working with the DOP to update the "Strive for Five" form to reference MBE and VSBE vendors. o Civil Rights and Fair Practices had several meetings with Finance, Procurement, and IT to discuss implementing an interface to the P-Card system from MDOT's MBE Directory and eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) that would enable our P-Card system to identify MBEs/VSBE that are utilized on credit card purchases. The P-Card form (Strive for Five) will be updated to remind P-Card users to look for DBEs/MBEs/VSBEs/SBRs that can be utilized when making purchases. We have also met with the Division of Communications (DOC) to have our Small Procurement Training Sessions recorded so that they are available for MDTA staff. o CRFP and IT had a Project meeting on May 30 th to discuss the interface between MDTA's Maximo System and MDOT-TSO’s Office of Minority Business Enterprise MBE Directory Data to identify MBE/DBE firms on credit card purchases. We also discussed the need for an MOU with MDOT. MDTA has sent the MOU to TSO for their review. • Identifying additional opportunities for MBE/DBE/VSBE participation: Evaluating the extra work authorization (EWA) and supplemental agreement (SA) process to ensure maximization of goal attainment is considered with all additional work. We are working internally with our Office of Engineering and Construction to identify these opportunities. In addition, we are reviewing the feasibility of expanding third tier subcontracting more broadly and reducing the standard requirement that Primes self- perform 50% of the contract. Lastly, we will review our task order/open-end contracts to see if we can repackage tasks into contracts with more defined work items more likely to achieve the contract goals. • Outstanding MBE/DBE/VSBE Subcontracting Partner Award : The MDTA is developing the Outstanding Subcontracting Partner Award as an annual recognition of
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