A Plan to Increase Participation by Historically Underutilized Businesses in the Procurement of Goods and Services

POLICY

It is the intent of the Board of Trustees of Brunswick Community College to encourage and promote equal opportunities for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) in order to foster more diverse participation in all aspects of procurement and contracting opportunities at Brunswick Community College.  Further, it is the policy of the Board of Trustees of Brunswick Community College to prohibit discrimination against any person or business on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.

DEFINITIONS

            Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) are businesses:

A.                 In which at least 51 percent of the business, or the stock in the case of a corporation, is owned by one or more minority persons (MBE), women (WBE), or disabled persons (DBE-O), and

B.                 Of which one or more minority persons, women, or disabled persons control the management and daily business operation.

A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is a business that is owned and controlled at a minimum of 51 percent by one or more minority persons.  The term “minority persons’ means a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is:

A.                 Black, that is, a person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa.

B.                 Hispanic, that is. a person of Spanish or Portuguese culture with origins in Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race.

C.                 Asian-American, that is, a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands.

D.                 American Indian or Alaskan Native, that is, a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.

A Women Business Enterprise (WBE) is a business that is owned and controlled at a minimum of 51 percent by a non-minority woman or women.

A Disabled Owned Business Enterprise (DBE-O) is a business owned and controlled at a minimum of 51 percent by a non-minority handicapped person or persons.  Handicapped persons shall include those individual with physical, mental and visual disabilities.

PROCEDURES

For HUBs interested in providing goods and services to the college, please contact Ms Katie Cook at (910) 755-7318 or Email her at cookk@brunswick.cc.nc.us.  HUBs interested in providing contracting or sub-contracting services for the college’s capital construction program, please contact Dr. Ben DeBlois at (910) 755-7403 or Email him at debloisben@brunswick.cc.nc.us.