1. Part 4 - Minority and Small Businesses
2CFR
7CFR (f)
7CFR (d)
Welcome to the ODE CNP Procurement training, Part 4-Minority and Small Businesses. This provisions applies to all sponsors participating in Child Nutrition Programs.

2. Minority and Small Businesses
Must use Affirmative Steps when possible:
Inclusion on solicitation lists
Solicited when potential sources
Dividing total requirements when feasible
Establishing delivery schedules to encourage participation
Use Small Business Administration and Minority Business Development Agency
If subcontracting, subcontractors follows steps 1-5
2 CFR gives provisions for contracting with small and minority businesses and women’s business enterprises. Additionally, program specific regulations for CACFP and SFSP have provisions for minority and women’s businesses.
Sponsors must take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority businesses and women’s business enterprises are used when possible. The affirmative steps must include:
(click)Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women’s business enterprises on solicitation lists;
(click)Assuring that small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises are solicited whenever they are potential sources
(click)Dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by small and minority businesses and women’s business enterprises
(click)Establishing delivery schedules, where requirement permit, which encourage participation by small and minority businesses, and women’s business enterprises
(click)Using the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce
(click)Requiring the prime contractor, if subcontracts are to be let, to take the affirmative steps listed in 1-5

3. Minority/Women and Small Businesses
Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
The link on this slide is a link to the Office For Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID). This link provides access to a listing of Minority/Women Business and emerging Small Businesses. The next slides will show how to use this website to identify minority, women or small businesses.

4. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
The Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity webpage can be used to locate minority, women or emerging small businesses. By searching this webpage for your town, city or county, you will be able to determine if there are minority, women or emerging small businesses, which should be included on your solicitation lists.
Clicking on the link in this slide will take you to the webpage pictured on the slide. (click) Click on the Directory of Certified Firms in the green box at the right.

5. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
You will next see a page to conduct a search. The first step is to search by Commodity Code (click)

6. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
When you click on “Lookup Commodity Code” you will see a search page like what is pictured on this slide. Next click on “Browse Codes”

7. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
A listing of commodity codes will appear.

8. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
Scroll down the list until you find “Accommodation and Food Services”. The code number is By clicking on the number “72” you will be able to drill down to more specific Food service contractors.

9. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
The first time you click on code # 72 you will see two additional choices. Code #722 is for Food services and Drinking places. When you click on code #722 you will see additional choices. Code #7223 is for Special Food Services. Click on Code #7223 and another list of Food Service Contractors, Caterers and Mobile Food Services will pop up. Code # if for Food Service Contractors. Click on “Add” to select this code.

10. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
When you choose Code # by clicking “Add” you will return to the original search document. Now search by location. When you type in “Salem” and click search, the results show there are no matches. In other words, there are no minority, women or emerging small businesses that are food service contractors. Therefore, you will not add a minority, women or small business to your solicitation list. Print and save documentation as evidence that you did try to search for these type of businesses.

11. Using the Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
If your location is in Portland, Multnomah County, you will see that there are two vendors. You would need to investigate whether these two vendors will meet your need as a supplier. If they do not, then you do not need to add these vendors to your solicitation list.

12. Questions
If you have any questions regarding this session please contact your assigned specialist.

13. Resources Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business Programs
Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
Click on Directory of Certified Firms
The two links on this slide are helpful in locating minority, small and women’s businesses in Oregon.

14. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U. S
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C ; (2) fax: (202) ; or (3) This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”
Thank you for participating in ___Minority and Small Businesses_____ Training for ODE Child Nutrition Programs. If you have any questions please contact your assigned Child Nutrition Specialist. We greatly appreciate the work that you do to fuel Oregon’s future.