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Ba Nondiscrimination tice To Prospective Bidders <br /> The OCTS, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination <br /> authorities, and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations , Parts 21 and 26, hereby notifies all bidders that it <br /> will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority and <br /> women business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation <br /> and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race , color, national origin , sex, age , creed , <br /> limited English proficiency, low- income, or disability in consideration for an award . <br /> Implementation <br /> • The nondiscrimination language above will be included in all solicitations for bids for <br /> work or material and proposals for negotiated agreements to assure interested firms <br /> that we provide equal opportunity and do not discriminate . <br /> Outreach efforts will be made to minority and women - owned firms that work in <br /> requested fields and documented . <br /> • Unless specifically required under Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ( DBE ) or <br /> Affirmative Action programs, all contractors will be selected without regard to their race, <br /> color, national origin , or sex . <br /> • The nondiscrimination language above (with initials line ) will be appended to any existing <br /> contracts, purchase orders, and agreements that do not include it, and initialed by the <br /> responsible official of the other organization . <br /> The nondiscrimination language above (without initials line ) will be incorporated as <br /> standard language before the signature page of our standard contracts, purchase <br /> orders, and agreements . <br /> • The Title VI Coordinator will review existing contracts to ensure the language has been <br /> added . <br /> 13 Page <br />