Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/489

 PUBLIC LAW 95-507—OCT. 24, 1978

92 STAT. 1769

contracting plan which incorporates the information prescribed in paragraph (6). - P I "(B) If, within the time limit prescribed in regulations of the Federal agency concerned, the bidder selected to be awarded the contract fails to submit the subcontracting plan required by this paragraph, such bidder shall become ineligible to be awarded the contract. Prior compliance of the bidder with other such subcontracting plans shall be considered by the Federal agency in determining the responsibility of such bidder for the award of the contract. The subcontracting plan of the bidder awarded the contract shall be included in and made a material part of the contract. "(6) Each subcontracting plan required under paragraph (4) or (5) shall include— "(A) percentage goals for the utilization as subcontractors of small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; "(B) the name of an individual within the employ of the offeror or bidder who will administer the subcontracting program of the offeror or bidder and a description of the duties of such individual; "(C) a description of the efforts the offeror or bidder will take to assure that small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals will have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts; "(D) assurances that the offeror or bidder will include the clause required by paragraph (2) of this subsection in all subcontracts which offer further subcontracting opportunities, and that the offeror or bidder will require all subcontractors (except small business concerns) who receive subcontracts in excess of $1,000,000 in the case of a contract for the construction of any public facility, or in excess of $500,000 in the case of all other contracts, to adopt a plan similar to the plan required under paragraph (4) or (5); " (E) assurances that the offeror or bidder will submit such periodic reports and cooperate in any studies or surveys as may be required by the Federal agency or the Administration in order to determine the extent of compliance by the offeror or bidder with the subcontracting plan; and " (F) a recitation of the types of records the successful offeror or bidder will maintain to demonstrate procedures which have been adopted to comply with the requirements and goals set forth in this plan, including the establishment of source lists of small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and efforts to identify and award subcontracts to such small business concerns. "(7) The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) shall not apply to offerors or bidders who are small business concerns. "(8) The failure of any contractor or subcontractor to comply in Breach of good faith with—

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"(A) the clause contained in paragraph (3) of this subsection,

"(B) any plan required of such contractor pursuant to the authority of this subsection to be included in its contract or subcontract, shall be a material breach of such contract or subcontract.

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