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Disparity Study
Disparity Study Overview
Prince William County (County) is focused on providing excellent customer service to its vendors and business community by providing contractual services that best meet the community's needs. One of the critical components of the public procurement process is maintaining equitable policies, so all interested suppliers and vendors have access to Prince William County contracting opportunities.
To help meet this goal, the Office of Procurement Services is excited to announce the County’s first Disparity Study. The County has contracted with MGT Consulting of America, LLC (MGT) to conduct a comprehensive disparity study to identify gaps and barriers potential vendors may face doing business with the County.
The overarching question the County’s disparity study seeks to answer is, “Does a disparity exist with businesses in the County’s procurement process?” This study will assess the procurement activities of public sector entities and analyze spending as it pertains to women-owned, minority-owned/nonminority businesses (commonly referred to as SWaM) and, when data is available, veteran-owned and veteran service-disabled businesses. It will determine the effects of race, ethnicity, and gender on the ability to do business in the County’s marketplace (by both public and private sectors), acquire capital or bonding, and win contracts or subcontracts in the County. MGT will interview business owners concerning their experiences contracting or attempting to contract with Prince William County.
Disparity Study FAQ
Expand all- What is a disparity study?
- Why is Prince William County conducting a disparity study?
- When will the disparity study be completed?
- How can local business owners and community stakeholders get involved and stay informed?
- What types of contracts are being reviewed?
- Will the results of the disparity study be made public?
- What will the County do with the information from the disparity study?
