123:2-16-04 Expedited certification.

 

 

 

123:2-16-04                 Expedited certification.

 

 

 

(A)    Upon application with EODthe equal opportunity division of the department of administrative services, a business certified in any of the following may be certified by EODthe division in the EDGE business development program, as an EDGE certified business enterprise, provided the business and the fifty-one percentbusiness owner or owners meet the social and economic threshold requirements set forth in rule 123:2-16-02 and the business structure requirements set forth in rule 123:2-16-03 of the Administrative Code:

 

(1)    State of Ohio historically underutilized businessesBusinesses certified under other public contract assistance programs that EOD determines meet or exceed the social and economic disadvantage thresholds of the EDGE program established pursuant to section 123.152 of the Revised Code and the business is at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled by a United States citizen or citizens that are full-time resident or residents of Ohio; and have been certified with other public contract assistance programs for at least one year prior to application for EDGE certification.

 

(2) Disadvantaged business enterprises (49 CFR part 26)

 

(3)Businesses certified under other public contract assistance programs that the director of administrative services determines are certified in programs that require social and economic disadvantage thresholds equivalent to the EDGE program established pursuant to section 123.152 of the Revised Code . United States citizens and residents of Ohio must own the business.

 

(B)   BusinessesA business applying for certification under this section shall initiate and submit a current validform from the appropriate certification from the appropriateentity demonstrating certification entity demonstrating certification in that program. A business shall provide social and economic threshold information for certification in the particular program, upon request by EODthe equal opportunity division of the department of administrative services.. In addition, the applying business must submit an "expedited certification" unified application as on a form provided by EODthe division and in the manner prescribed by EODthe division.

 

(C)   A business applying for certification under this section shall provide all information requested by EODthe equal opportunity division of the department of administrative services. Failure to provide requested information may result inlead to disapproval of the application.

 

(D)    EODThe equal opportunity division of the department of administrative services shall have thea right to conduct on-site inspections and investigations at any location   or   locations   of   a   business   seeking   certification   pursuant   to   rule

 

 

123:2-16-03 of the Administrative Code. The EODdivision shall give appropriate notice.

(E)    The EDGE certification issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed two years from the date of certification.The state equal employment opportunity coordinator may determine the length of the EDGE certification issued pursuant to this section, however, no certification shall exceed two years from the date of certification, provided that the EDGE business enterprise remains in compliance with all EDGE program rules and is not decertified pursuant to rule 123:2-16-06 of the Administrative Code.

(F) Upon the expiration of the initial expedited certification, a business certified pursuant to this section shall complete a unified application pursuant to rule 123:2-16-02 and 123:2-16-03 of the Administrative Code and shall submit all required supporting documentation and meet all requirements of certification for continued certification.

Effective:                                                             02/01/2016

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:                         11/05/2015 and 11/20/2020

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

01/22/2016

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           R.C. 123.152

Rule Amplifies:                                  R.C. 123.152

Prior Effective Dates:                         11/26/2004