Procurement Compliance Bulletin 12.20.19

Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs sent this bulletin at 12/20/2019 08:51 AM EST

Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs

Procurement Compliance Bulletin

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Inside this issue:
MBE Virtual Training
SBR Virtual Training
Quarterly Reporting Reminder
New Bi-Monthly Compliance Call

12.20.19

MBE Program

MBE Virtual Training

You have spoken and the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs heard you!  In February, our office will hold a Virtual Training Session for MBE Liaisons. 

This session will be a Reporting only training. We suggest listening in to the training in groups, where appropriate.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Via Google Hangouts Meet
Click the link below to register.  
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The FY2020 Quarter 2 MBE Report is due January 31, 2020

The completion of MBE Quarterly Reports is required by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs. In most instances, completing quarterly reports makes it easier to gather and vet data compiled for the Annual Report. The current reporting period is July 1 - December 31, 2019.

The FY2020 Quarterly Report template is located in the MBE Reporting Toolkit. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to locate the document.

Reports should be submitted via email in EXCEL FORMAT to:
reports.goma@maryland.gov

SBR Program

SBR Virtual Training

Our office will hold a Virtual Training Session for SBR Liaisons. 

This session will focus on Reporting, but will also cover how to determine if SBR vendors are certified in eMMA. We suggest listening in small groups with your colleagues in your agency, where possible.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Via Google Hangouts Meet
Click the link below to register.  

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The FY2020 Quarter 2 SBR Report is due January 31, 2020

The completion of SBR Quarterly Reports is required by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs. Quarterly Reports are due no later than 30 days following the quarter being reported, and should contain data from the start of the fiscal year. This makes Annual Reporting easier and Liaisons also get a snap shot of your agency's progress toward the 15% SBR set aside.

The FY2020 Quarterly Report template and instructions are located in the SBR Program Reporting Toolkit. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to locate the document.

Reports should be submitted via email in EXCEL FORMAT to:
reports.goma@maryland.gov

Compliance & Policy Update

New Bi-monthly Compliance Call

Starting January 22, 2020, the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs will begin hosting a bi-monthly Compliance Call.  The purpose of this conference call is to address specific questions that our Agency stakeholders are asking.

The process is as follows: 

  • Questions for the Compliance Call must be submitted 7 business days in advance.
  • Our team will answer as many questions as time allots. 
  • RSVP is required.  Those who RSVP will be provided a Conference Call invitation with call in details.
  • A link to questions and the answers provided during the call will be added to the next bulletin for those who were unable to join the call.

To submit questions:

Send your questions to compliance.goma@maryland.gov by the deadline

 Deadline: January 13, 2020

 

Click HERE to RSVP for the Compliance Call
January 22, 2020
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Coming Soon...

New Email Boxes

Coming in 2020, the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs will be changing the Compliance and Reporting email box addresses. Watch for information with the new email box address in the third quarter. The new Reporting email boxes will be operational for reporting 2020 third quarter MBE and SBR data.