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If such enhancement or remedial measure provides for an award priority for such businesses, then the contract shall be awarded in accordance with such priority if such priority business participated in the solicitation and requirements are met. If an award is not made based on the foregoing, then the contract shall be awarded in accordance with the next award priority and so on until a contract is awarded based on the established award priority.B\n\nIf an award is not made pursuant to subsection A, the procurement award may be made without regard to such enhancement or remedial measure.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299187,"text":"Any enhancement or remedial measure authorized by the Governor pursuant to subsection C of &#xA7; 2.2-4310 for state public bodies shall include a provision that the procurement shall be conducted in accordance with such enhancement or remedial measure for businesses certified by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity. If such enhancement or remedial measure provides for an award priority for such businesses, then the contract shall be awarded in accordance with such priority if such priority business participated in the solicitation and requirements are met. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0681\">681<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59798,"section_number":"2.2-4310","catch_line":"Discrimination prohibited; participation of small, women-owned, minority-owned, military family-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses and employment services organizations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4310\/"}],"permalink":{"id":177059,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83482,"identifier":"2.2-4310.1","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/2\/2.2-4310.1","url":"\/2.2-4310.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4310.1\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/2\/2.2-4310.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Awards as a result of any authorized enhancement or remedial measure; requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4310.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any enhancement or remedial measure authorized by the Governor pursuant to subsection C of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Discrimination prohibited; participation of small, women-owned, minority-owned, military family-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses and employment services organizations\" href=\"\/2.2-4310\/\">2.2-4310<\/a> for state public bodies shall include a provision that the procurement shall be conducted in accordance with such enhancement or remedial measure for businesses certified by the Department of Small <span class=\"dictionary\">Business<\/span> and Supplier Diversity. If such enhancement or remedial measure provides for an award priority for such businesses, then the <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> shall be awarded in accordance with such priority if such priority <span class=\"dictionary\">business<\/span> participated in the solicitation and requirements are met. If an award is not made based on the foregoing, then the <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> shall be awarded in accordance with the next award priority and so on until a <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> is awarded based on the established award priority. <a id=\"paragraph-299187\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4310.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> If an award is not made pursuant to subsection A, the procurement award may be made without regard to such enhancement or remedial measure. <a id=\"paragraph-299188\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4310.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAWARDS AS A RESULT OF ANY AUTHORIZED ENHANCEMENT OR REMEDIAL MEASURE;\nREQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 2.2-4310.1)\n\nA. Any enhancement or remedial measure authorized by the Governor pursuant to\nsubsection C of &#xA7; 2.2-4310 for state public bodies shall include a\nprovision that the procurement shall be conducted in accordance with such\nenhancement or remedial measure for businesses certified by the Department of\nSmall Business and Supplier Diversity. If such enhancement or remedial measure\nprovides for an award priority for such businesses, then the contract shall be\nawarded in accordance with such priority if such priority business participated\nin the solicitation and requirements are met. If an award is not made based on\nthe foregoing, then the contract shall be awarded in accordance with the next\naward priority and so on until a contract is awarded based on the established\naward priority.\n\nB. If an award is not made pursuant to subsection A, the procurement award may\nbe made without regard to such enhancement or remedial measure.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 681.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}