Section 25IAC5-7-1. Policy

   (a) The results of a Statistical Analysis of Utilization, conducted in accordance with IC 4-13-16.5-1, will determine the availability of qualifying minority and women's business enterprises in the marketplace.

  (b) Should the Statistical Analysis of Utilization find statistically significant disparities in state contractual expenditures in specifically defined areas, as compared to the ready, willing, and able minority and women's business enterprises in the state, the department shall institute goals for procurement and contracting to remedy the disparate findings of the study. (Indiana Department of Administration; 25 IAC 5-7-1; filed May 30, 2003, 11:00 a.m.: 26 IR 3309; readopted filed Oct 6, 2009, 9:04 a.m.: 20091104-IR-025090572RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2015, 2:41 p.m.: 20151230-IR-025150342RFA)