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Small Business Enterprise Program Workshop with Fort Bend ISD
August 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT
Small Business Enterprise Program Workshop with Fort Bend ISD
On behalf of Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD), Small Business Enterprise Program (SBEP), you are invited to FBISD Small Business Enterprise Program Workshop at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at James Reese Career & Technical Center (12300 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479).
This event will concentrate on the criteria for all vendors interested in doing business with Fort Bend ISD.
If you are interested in attending, register here.
The Small Business Enterprise Program provides increased business opportunities for locally certified small/minority businesses to participate in contracting and procurement with the District.
Learn more about the Small Business Enterprise Program Workshop with Fort Bend ISD.
About Fort Bend ISD Small Business Enterprise Program
The FBISD’s Small Business Enterprise Program (“SBEP”) provides increased business opportunities for locally certified small businesses to participate in contracting and procurement at the District. Overall, FBISD has set an annual SBEP participation goal of twenty-five (25%) percent of the dollar amount of all SBEP-eligible contracts. However, FBISD recognizes that individual actual participation may vary based on subcontracting opportunities, availability of small businesses, and price competitiveness. The participation goal may change from year to year based on all relevant factors considered by the FBISD Board of Trustees.
The SBEP is a goal-oriented program, requiring contractors to whom the District awards prime contracts for architectural design services, engineering design services, or construction services valued at $50,000 or greater to use, at a minimum, “Good Faith Efforts” to utilize certified small businesses subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants. The SBEP is a race and gender-neutral program, open to participation without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, or disability.
Certification
Any business wishing to be identified by Fort Bend Independent School District as a small business shall be certified as such by the following certification program(s):
To be eligible as a “Small Business” under the SBEP, a business must have one of the following eligible small business certifications:
- Port of Houston Authority SBE Certification;
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) SBE Certification;
- City of Houston SBE Certification; or
- Small Business Administration – SBA 8A (if authorized by the District for a particular procurement)
Small Business Initiatives
For All Bond Architectural Design, Engineering Design, or Construction Solicitations
All solicitations issued by the District. This includes a Small Business Program Participation Form that is to be completed and submitted with the bid response. The section asks for the small business classification of the business entity. The section also asks each business entity to state if it will self-perform the work. Or if it will be using subconsultants or subcontractors to complete the work.
About Fort Bend ISD
The quality of education in Fort Bend County has long been a driving force to attract families to the area. Fort Bend County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation. As the largest school district in the county, Fort Bend ISD is an outstanding K-12 public education system.
The District is Texas’ sixth largest, with more than 80,000 students, and one of the most diverse in the nation. Working and learning cohesively alongside families who speak more than 100 languages and dialects, the schools work together with students, their families, and the community to address each student’s unique needs.
FBISD currently has 83 campuses:
- 12 high schools;
- 15 middle schools;
- 51 elementary campuses and;
- five specialty schools to address the academic and vocational interests of students.
With more than 11,000 full-time employees and substitutes, the District is the largest employer in Fort Bend County.
Fort Bend ISD is committed to its mission of inspiring and equipping all students to pursue futures beyond their imagination.
Learn more about Fort Bend ISD.
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