SLBE Program
Small Local Business Enterprise Program
The Clayton County Public Schools Board of Education enacted an Inclusivity in Purchasing Policy. A race, ethnicity, and gender neutral Small Local Business Enterprise Program developed to promote the growth and development of local small businesses, strengthen the local Clayton County economy, contribute to the local tax base and expand employment opportunities for local residents.
This program was designed to ensure that those seeking to participate in solicitations valued at $50,000 or greater are not precluded from or discriminated against based on their race, color, religion, national origin, disability, ethnicity, sex, or gender.
For all qualified solicitations, the program also requires that SLBE Contracting Goals be met or Good Faith Efforts (GFE) to meet the goals be demonstrated.
SLBE’s must be a for profit SLBE located and operating within the geographical boundaries of Clayton County, Georgia but within the surrounding Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
| Locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | Bartow | ||
| Carroll | Cherokee | ||
| Cobb | Coweta | ||
| Dekalb | Douglas | ||
| Fayette | Forsyth | ||
| Fulton | Gwinnett | ||
| Henry | Newton | ||
| Paulding | Pickens | ||
| Rockdale | Spalding | ||
| Walton |
The SLBE needs to have a physical presence within the geographical boundaries of Clayton County or the MSA such as an office, warehouse or other business facility, but especially excluding the existence of a post office box without any other presence, for at least one year prior to the date of the submission of a bid or proposal.
To operate means to be the holder of a current business license issued by the local government within Clayton County or the MSA for at least one year prior to submission of a bid or proposal.
Each SLBE is required to have valid and current proof of certification & business license.
For greater detail, see the links below:
Appendix D SLBE Program Required Documents
SLBE Subcontractor Utilization Plan
Prime Contractor Monthly Utilization Verification