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Spring ISD disparity study finds market barriers for minority- and women‑owned firms; consultants recommend race‑neutral small‑business pilot
Summary
A consultant‑led disparity study presented to Spring ISD trustees found evidence of market‑level barriers that limit minority and women vendors' participation and recommended race‑ and gender‑neutral small‑business programs, improved subcontractor reporting and targeted pilot procurements as initial remedies.
Andreas Bernal of MGT told the Spring Independent School District Board of Trustees on Jan. 6 that a five‑year disparity study found evidence of barriers in the district's market area that have reduced the participation of minority‑ and women‑owned firms in district procurement.
"The evidence that we did find is that there are barriers in this market area," Bernal said during the presentation of the report, which analyzed $601,900,000 in district procurements from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023. The consultants reported that roughly 94 percent of those dollars went to non‑minority or non‑women‑owned firms and that minority and women‑owned firms received about 6 percent of district spend during the…
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