§2104. Duties of department.

The department shall have the following duties:

(1) Where feasible, provide appropriate staff who shall be responsible to the department and who shall serve within designated Commonwealth agencies to assist small and disadvantaged businesses in this Commonwealth in learning how to do business with Commonwealth agencies.

(2) Give special publicity to procurement procedures and issue special publications designed to assist small and disadvantaged businesses in learning how to do business with Commonwealth agencies.

(3) Compile, maintain and make available source lists of small and disadvantaged businesses for the purpose of encouraging procurement from small and disadvantaged businesses.

(4) Include small and disadvantaged businesses on solicitation mailing lists.

(5) Assure that small and disadvantaged businesses are solicited on each procurement for which the businesses may be suited.

(6) Develop special training programs to assist small and disadvantaged businesses in learning how to do business with Commonwealth agencies.