Department of General Services
Procurement Division
707 Third Street, Second Floor, West Sacramento, CA 95605
(916) 375-4400 (800) 559-5529
Broadcast Date: January 03, 2017 Bulletin #: P-02-17
TO: Purchasing Authority Contacts (PACs)
Procurement and Contracting Officers (PCOs)
RE: Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Fair Employment & Housing Act
This Broadcast Bulletin provides information on compliance with the Unruh Civil Rights Act
and the Fair
Employment and Housing Act (the Acts; see Public Contract Code section
2010). Effective January 1,
2017, all procurements that exceed $100,000 must include at
the bid or proposal stage, certifications documenting compliance with the Acts. PCC
section 2010 is intended to preclude State agencies
generally from contracting with entities
that have policies or practices that violate the Acts.
For all acquisitions that exceed $100,000, departments must require vendors to certify that
they are in
compliance with the Acts. This applies regardless of the procurement approach,
method, or solicitation
format used including, but not limited to: Formal Bids, Informal Bids,
Request for Proposals, Invitation for Bids, Non-Competitive Bids, and the SB/DVBE Option.
When renewing a contract either by utilizing an option to extend or an amendment to add
time or funding to an existing contract, the supplier must re-certify.
Use the sample below or a similar code-compliant document to satisfy the Act's certification
requirements.
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sample
The only exception to departments obtaining this information is for contracts awarded using
DGS
Leveraged Procurement Agreements (LPAs). The DGS Procurement Division is in the
process of
obtaining this information from LPA contractors so departments do not have to
obtain it at the
transaction level.
The State Contracting Manual will be updated with this information shortly.
If you have any questions regarding this notification, please contact:
Office of Policies, Procedures and Legislation
PPO@dgs.ca.gov
