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Dallas procurement staff outline DRIVE plan to replace BID, promising training, local preference and 'first look' for small contracts
Summary
Procurement Director Juanita Ortiz said the proposed DRIVE policy would expand capacity building, prioritize small/local/veteran firms for procurements under $100,000, and add an engagement score; training for vendors would begin after council adoption.
Juanita Ortiz, director of the Office of Procurement Services, presented the city's proposed DRIVE (Developing Regional and Inclusive Vendor Enterprises) policy as a replacement for the 2020 Business Inclusion & Development (BID) policy the city suspended in June.
"DRIVE is designed to expand opportunities for small and local businesses across…
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