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49 CFR Part 26 Revised: February 12, 2019 <br />ATTACHMENT 1O <br />Small Business Element <br />1. Objective/Strategies <br />Kittitas County will: <br />(1) Establishing a race-neutral small business set-aside for prime contracts under a stated <br />amount ($1 million). <br />(2) ln multi-year design-build contracts or other large contracts requiring bidders on the prime <br />contract to specify elements of the contract or specific subcontracts that are of a size that small <br />businesses, including DBEs, can reasonably perform. <br />(3) On prime contracts not having DBE contract goals, requiring the prime contractor to provide <br />subcontracting opportunities of a size that small businesses, including DBEs, can reasonably <br />perform, rather than self-performing all the work involved. <br />(4) ldentifying alternative acquisition strategies and structuring procurements to facilitate the <br />ability of consortia or joint ventures consisting of small businesses, including DBEs, to compete <br />for and perform prime contracts. <br />(5) To meet the portion of your overall goal you project to meet through race-neutral measures, <br />ensuring that a reasonable number of prime contracts are of a size that small businesses, <br />including DBEs, can reasonably perform. <br />2. Definition of Small Business <br />For purposes on this program, "small business" or "small business concern" will be defined as set forth <br />in 49 CFr 26.5, which as of March 2012 is: <br />"... a small business concern as defined pursuant to section 3 of the Small Business Act and <br />Small Business Administration regulations implementing it (13 CFR Part 121) lhat also does not <br />exceed the cap on average annualgross receipts specified in 26.65(b)." <br />3. Verification <br />Kittitas County will diligently attempt to minimize fraud and abuse in the Small Business Element of its <br />DBE program by verifying program eligibility of firms. <br />4. Monitoring/Record Keeping <br />Kittitas County will maintain and monitor the records for the Small Business Element and be able to <br />provide those records if requested. <br />5. lmplementation Timeline <br />lmplementation will occur within 6 months of FAA's approval <br />31