PAP.2.10.050 Solicitation Notices

(a) Solicitation notices shall include at least the following information:

(1) A statement of the applicability of Indian preference to the solicitation and a time before the due date for offers by which offers must submit evidence of eligibility for Indian preference;

(2) The Indian preference guidelines stated in Appendix A;

(3) Information as to whether the Tribe maintains lists of Indian-owned economic enterprises and Indian organizations by trade specialty which are available to contractors and subcontractors for use in meeting Indian preference responsibilities;

(4) A requirement that offertory provide a statement describing how they will provide Indian preference in subcontracting, training, and employment, including the number or percentage of Indians to be employed and trained;

(5) The Tribe's description of the information to be submitted on Indian preference;

(6) The factors that the Tribe will use in judging the adequacy of the Indian preference information submitted;

(7) A statement that failure to submit the required Indian preference statements on subcontracting, training, and employment shall be grounds for rejection of the offer;

(8) A requirement that each contractor and subcontractor submit a certification and supporting evidence to the Tribe whenever it is not feasible to provide Indian preference in subcontracting;

(9) For request for proposals that are not restricted to Indian-owned economic enterprises of Indian organizations, the percentage of number of points set aside for Indian preference and the method for allocating these points;

(10) A requirement in unrestricted RFP's that subcontractors using request for proposals solicit subcontractors by reserving up to 15% of the available rating points for Indian preference in subcontracting and the criteria to be used in evaluating subcontractor proposals; and

(11) A requirement that offertory submit a list of core crew employees with their offers, and that contractors and subcontractors are required to provide preference to the greatest extent feasible by hiring qualified Indians in all positions other than core crew positions.