a. Inform the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women’s and Minority Businesses of contracting opportunities at the same time that it advertises or otherwise posts public notices of such opportunities, via consistent and timely upload of all-inclusive information to the bid opportunities database services managed by the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women’s and Minority Businesses. All pre-bid requirements shall be prominently advertised at the time of uploading to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women’s and Minority Businesses;

b. Actively and regularly use the databases and other on-line services managed and operated by the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women’s and Minority Businesses to identify additional potential bidders. The ongoing use of these resources by buyers, procurement agents, and other purchasing staff shall be closely monitored by the reporting agency’s senior management;

c. Contact the businesses identified in the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women’s and Minority Businesses’s databases and on-line services to provide them with notice of the contracting opportunities available through the reporting agency; and

d. Report to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women’s and Minority Businesses all payments and awards prime contractors have issued to subcontractors, identifying payments and awards to minority and women-owned businesses on at least a quarterly basis.

L.2009, c.335, s.11.