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GO 156 Section 1.3 Definitions*
Name
Definition
Acronym
Hispanic American
Refers to a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American,
Caribbean, and other Spanish culture or origin (GO 156 Section 1.3.10).
HA
Native American
Refers to a person having origin in any of the original peoples of North America
or the Hawaiian Islands, in particular, American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and
Native Hawaiians (GO 156 Section 1.3.11).
NA
Other Groups (8(a))
Persons found to be disadvantaged by the U.S. Small Business Administration
pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 637
(a)) or the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, pursuant to Section 5 of Executive Order
11625 (GO 156 Section 1.3.13).
8(a)
Subcontract
Any agreement or arrangement between a contractor and any party or person
(in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of an employer and an
employee): for the furnishing of supplies or services for the use of real or
personal property, including lease arrangements, which, in whole or in part, is
necessary to the performance of any one or more contracts; or under which
any portion of the contractor’s obligation under any one or more contracts is
performed, undertaken or assumed (GO 156 Section 1.3.23).
Sub
Supplier Clearinghouse
A Commission-supervised program or entity that shall conduct certifications/
verifications and maintain a database of eligible suppliers for the use of utilities
and other covered entities under the Commission’s Supplier Diversity Program
(GO 156 Section 1.3.22).
Commission
Refers to the California Public Utilities Commission, as provided for in Article XII
of the California Constitution (GO 156 Section 1.3.1).
Short-Term Goal
A goal applicable to a period of one (1) year (GO 156 Section 1.3.18).
Mid-Term Goal
A goal applicable to a period of three (3) years (GO 156 Section 1.3.19).
Long-Term Goal
A goal applicable to a period of five (5) years (GO 156 Section 1.3.20).
Product and Service
Categories
As defined by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system maintained
by the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, as they currently read or as amended or as defined by any other
updated classification system that supersedes the SIC system (GO 156 Section
1.3.24).
Supplier Diversity
Refers to the inclusion of women, minority, disabled veteran, LGBT, and persons
with disabilities business enterprises in supply chains and procurement activities
Diverse Business/Supplier
Refers to women, minority, disabled veteran, LGBT, and persons with disabilities
business enterprises
Certification
CPUC
NOTE:
* These definitions are not proposed amendments to Section 1.3 of GO 156 or
the other Sections. The purpose of these definitions is to provide convenient
reference in preparing GO 156 reports.
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