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2016 SESSION

16103126D
HOUSE BILL NO. 786
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled January 12, 2016
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4310.1, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; set-aside awards.
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Patron-- Adams
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-4310.1 as follows:

§ 2.2-4310.1. Set-asides for micro-business; availability to small businesses and businesses owned by women, minorities, and service disabled veterans.

Any program established pursuant to subsection B of § 2.2-4310 or any enhancement or remedial measures authorized by the Governor pursuant to subsection C of § 2.2-4310 that includes the participation of micro-businesses in public procurement shall include a provision that in the event a micro-business fails to be awarded a contract, such contract remains subject to the set-aside award priority for qualified small businesses and businesses owned by women, minorities, and service disabled veterans and certified by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.