Procurement Compliance Bulletin 7.20.2021

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

Procurement Compliance Bulletin

7.20.2021

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Fiscal Year 2022 - Planning for Training is Key

Save.the.date

MBE and SBR Liaisons and agency procurement professionals will soon start to receive Google Calendar "meeting invitations" for our upcoming Compliance Calls and Liaison Training Sessions for all of FY2022. You will no longer have to RSVP, just check "yes" or "no" to the Google calendar invitation. You will also be able to add colleagues from your team that would benefit from attending these programs. We want to make sure our Compliance Calls and Liaison Training Sessions are on your calendar early, so you have every opportunity to attend and take advantage of these informative exchanges throughout the fiscal year. Please let us know if you or any colleagues would like to be added to our invitation lists for these vital sessions.


Procurement Forecast

THANK YOU to the 48 agencies/departments that submitted your FY2022 Procurement Forecast!

The FY2022 Procurement Forecast was due on June 30th. The Forecast Instructions and template are located in both the MBE Reporting Toolkit and theSBR Reporting Toolkit. Agencies only need to submit one report with all projected procurements, including SBR designated procurements and those with MBE and VSBE goals.

If you have not submitted the procurement forecast for your agency, please do so as soon as possible. Keep in mind, the forecast is provided to the public and serves as an important tool for the small, minority, women, and veteran business community. Contracting opportunities are vital to the recovery of the small business community.

Follow the link provided to check your agency/department forecast and contact us if there are any changes that need to made. https://gomdsmallbiz.maryland.gov/Pages/Forecasting.aspx


Procurement
 Forecasts should be submitted via email in EXCEL FORMAT to:compliance.gosba@maryland.gov


Procurement Forecast questions or issues should be directed to
Lisa Mitchell Sennaar at lisa.sennaar@maryland.gov.


VSBE Program 

Reporting

The VSBE Annual Utilization reporting period has started. This annual report will contain data from July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 and should be submitted on or before October 1st.  The Annual Utilization Report template and instructions are on the VSBE Reporting Toolkit.       


Reports should be submitted via email in EXCEL FORMAT to: 
vsbereports.gosba@maryland.gov

Questions or concerns about this report should be directed to the MBE Compliance Manager,
Nichelle Johnson, at nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov  or 410-697-9605.


MBE Program

Reporting 

THANK YOU to the 38 agencies/departments that submitted your FY2022 MBE Strategic Plans!

The FY2022 MBE Strategic Plan was due on June 30th.The strategic plan is a vehicle for agencies to review their progress over time and map out a plan to continue and increase engagement of certified MBE firms. If you have not turned in your agency's MBE Strategic Plan, please do so as soon as possible.

The MBE Strategic Plan template is available in the MBE Reporting Toolkit.  

Reports should be submitted via email to:
compliance.gosba@maryland.gov.


The FY2021 Annual Reporting period has started!
 The Annual Report contains data from July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 and should be submitted on or before September 30th. It is imperative that this data be reported in a timely manner. Data submitted is compiled for publication in a legislatively mandated Annual Report.

Annual report templates and instructions are available on the MBE Reporting Toolkit.

Reports should be submitted via email in EXCEL FORMAT to: 
 MBEreports.gosba@maryland.gov.

MBE Liaison Training

Our office held a virtual MBE Liaison training session on June 24, 2021. Topics discussed included:

  • The PRG Process
  • Legislative Updates
  • MBE Liaison Duties 
  • Compliance Considerations
  • Reporting Best Practices
  • MBE Program Reporting Toolkit
  • MBE Reporting Templates & Manual
  • Quarterly vs. Annual Reporting Requirements
  • Backup Documentation
  • VSBE Program Considerations & Annual Reporting

You can access the training slide deck in the MBE Reporting Toolkit.

MBE compliance & reporting questions should be directed to the MBE Compliance Manager,
Nichelle Johnson, at nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov or 410-697-9605.


SBR Program 

Reporting

THANK YOU to the 37 agencies/departments that submitted your FY2022 SBR Strategic Plans!

The FY2022 SBR Strategic Plan was due on June 30th. The SBR Strategic Plan allows agencies/departments to review their progress and map out a plan to reach the minimum of 15 percent of the unit's total dollar value of procurements for goods, supplies, services, maintenance, construction, construction-related services, architectural services, and engineering services to be designated as "SBR" procurements and awarded to small businesses that are certified in the SBR Program. If you have not submitted FY2022 SBR Strategic Plan for your agency, please do so as soon as possible. 

The Strategic Plan template is available in the SBR Reporting Toolkit.
SBR Reporting Toolkit 

Reports should be submitted via email to:
compliance.gosba@maryland.gov

The FY2021 Annual Reporting period has started!  The SBR Annual Report contains data from July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 and should be submitted on or before September 30th. It is imperative that this data be reported in a timely manner. Data submitted is compiled for publication in a legislatively mandated Annual Report.

  Report instructions and template are located in the SBR Reporting Toolkit.

Reports should be submitted via email to:
sbrreports.gosba@maryland.gov.


SBR Liaison Training

Our office held a virtual SBR Liaison training session on June 10, 2021 that included:

  • Introduction of Leadership and Staff of Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs
  • Legislative Updates Including SBR Executive Order 01.01.2021.01
  • The Procurement Review Group (PRG) Process
  • SBR Liaison duties as prescribed by statute
  • Compliance Considerations
  • Reporting Best Practices
  • SBR Reporting Toolkit
  • SBR Quarterly and Annual Reporting and Backup Documentation
  • VSBE Program Reporting Toolkit & VSBE Annual Reporting

You can access the training slide deck in the SBR Toolkit.

SBR Program questions or issues should be directed to the SBR Compliance Manager, 
Lisa Mitchell Sennaar, at lisa.sennaar@maryland.gov or 410-697-9613.


Compliance & Policy Update

For FY2022, the following changes will affect the current Bi-monthly Compliance Call hosted by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs:

  • The call will now be held Quarterly, starting in September 2021.
  • Our office will provide the dates for the call for the remainder of the fiscal year (see below). 
  • All liaisons and procurement staff currently on our mailing list will receive an invitation to save the date on their calendar.  We will no longer provide eventbrite registration.
  • If you need to add a staff member to our mailing list, please email lisa.sennaar@maryland.gov and/or nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov.

House Appropriations Committee Surveys / Data Collection

The House Appropriations Committee has mandated a series of surveys and data collection about the MBE Program. A survey that addresses concerns about attainment of MBE goals was sent out on June 30, 2021 to Procurement Directors or other designated procurement officials.

Details:

  • Survey Reminders: 
    • Liaisons or report preparers will need to collaborate with procurement directors to provide, accurate, scrubbed MBE Annual procurement data for FY2021.
    • Agency submission of surveys and requested data are required.
    • Agencies who fail to submit timely data will be reported as non-responsive.
  • An Agency Liaison Survey will launch later this year.

Questions about the surveys/data collection should be directed to the MBE Compliance Manager,
Nichelle Johnson, at nichelle.johnson1@maryland.gov or 410-697-9605.


Ahead in FY2022...

Quarterly Compliance Calls (10 am - 12 noon )
September 23, 2021
December 9, 2021
March 24, 2022
May 12, 2022

SBR Liaison Training (Virtual) (9:00 am - 12 noon)
October 13, 2021
February 24, 2022
June 9, 2022

MBE Liaison Training (Virtual) - (9:00 am - 12 noon)
October 28, 2021
February 3, 2022
June 23, 2022