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paragraph of this subdivision; or, a supplier contract between a historically
underutilized business as determined under another paragraph of this
subdivision and a prime contractor under which the historically underutilized
business id directly involved in the manufacture or distribution of the good or
otherwise warehouses and ships the goods.

Immediate Family – any person related to an officer, official or employee within
the first degree by consanguinity or affinity and shall include a spouse, father,
mother, son, daughter, brother or sister.

Invitation for Bid (IFB) – all documents, whether attached or incorporated by
reference, utilized in soliciting bids.

Person – any business, individual, group of individuals, union, committee, club,
organization, vendor, contractor or entity.

Procurement – the buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise acquiring of
any supplies, equipment or services. It also includes all activities that relate to
obtaining any supplies, equipment or services, including but not limited to the
description of requirements, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and
award of contracts, and all phases of contract administration.

Request for Proposal (RFP) – all documents, whether attached or incorporated
by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals.

Separate Purchases – purchases made separately of items that in normal
purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

Sequential Purchases – purchases, made over a period, of items that in normal
purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

Services – the furnishing of labor, time or effort by a contractor, not involving the
delivery of a specific, tangible end product other than reports which are merely
incidental to the required performance. The term shall not include employment
agreements or collective bargaining agreements.

Economically Disadvantaged Person – a person who is economically
disadvantaged because of the person’s identification as a member of a certain
group, including Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, women, Asian Pacific
Americans and Native Americans, who has suffered the effects of discriminatory

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