Yakuda
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This will make you lefty types all giddy. You love you some affirmation action don't you. It's seems the retard running Virginia wants to ruin that state so it's just like all the other leftist run
shit holes in America.
"Virginia lawmakers recently passed a bill requiring state agencies to privilege bids for government contracts made by small businesses, especially those owned by women, minorities, and disabled veterans. In Orwellian fashion, the bill includes a clause prohibiting discrimination against bidders on the basis of "sex," "race," or "status as a service disabled veteran.""
"On Saturday, the Virginia General Assembly sent House Bill (H.B.) 61 to Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's desk. The bill, which passed along party lines earlier this month, establishes the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program to increase the percentage of discretionary spending not just to small businesses in general, but "small women-owned, small minority-owned, or small service disabled veteran-owned" businesses specifically, by 3 percent each year until the state reaches its target of 42 percent."
"The program also sets aside $10,000–$200,000 procurements for small SWaM businesses who enjoy a "price preference" over non-SWaM businesses of up to 5 percent. Meaning, if a non-SWaM business offers to repair potholes on Route 58 for $190,500 and a SWaM business offers to render the exact same service for $200,000, the more expensive offer must be accepted."
"Each agency is required to designate a "SWaM business procurement enhancement liaison" and to submit to the department a yearly SWaM business procurement plan detailing precisely how it will increase spending on such businesses. The bill also requires non-SWaM prime contractors to include "a SWaM business subcontracting plan" on bids over $200,000; requires the department to collect data on compliance with these plans; and permits the department to bar prime contractors from government contracts for up to a year if found to have not made "good faith" efforts to comply with their subcontracting plans.
Joe Lonsdale, managing partner of technology investment firm 8VC and co-founder of Palantir, notes that mandatory minority contracting requirements "add anywhere from around 5% to 25% extra to the costs of government projects.""
https://reason.com/2026/03/18/this-virginia-bill-expands-affirmative-action-in-state-contracting/
shit holes in America.
"Virginia lawmakers recently passed a bill requiring state agencies to privilege bids for government contracts made by small businesses, especially those owned by women, minorities, and disabled veterans. In Orwellian fashion, the bill includes a clause prohibiting discrimination against bidders on the basis of "sex," "race," or "status as a service disabled veteran.""
"On Saturday, the Virginia General Assembly sent House Bill (H.B.) 61 to Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's desk. The bill, which passed along party lines earlier this month, establishes the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program to increase the percentage of discretionary spending not just to small businesses in general, but "small women-owned, small minority-owned, or small service disabled veteran-owned" businesses specifically, by 3 percent each year until the state reaches its target of 42 percent."
"The program also sets aside $10,000–$200,000 procurements for small SWaM businesses who enjoy a "price preference" over non-SWaM businesses of up to 5 percent. Meaning, if a non-SWaM business offers to repair potholes on Route 58 for $190,500 and a SWaM business offers to render the exact same service for $200,000, the more expensive offer must be accepted."
"Each agency is required to designate a "SWaM business procurement enhancement liaison" and to submit to the department a yearly SWaM business procurement plan detailing precisely how it will increase spending on such businesses. The bill also requires non-SWaM prime contractors to include "a SWaM business subcontracting plan" on bids over $200,000; requires the department to collect data on compliance with these plans; and permits the department to bar prime contractors from government contracts for up to a year if found to have not made "good faith" efforts to comply with their subcontracting plans.
Joe Lonsdale, managing partner of technology investment firm 8VC and co-founder of Palantir, notes that mandatory minority contracting requirements "add anywhere from around 5% to 25% extra to the costs of government projects.""
https://reason.com/2026/03/18/this-virginia-bill-expands-affirmative-action-in-state-contracting/
