GFE
Good Faith Efforts
Compliance & LegalDefinition
Documented steps taken to meet diversity participation goals on a contract.
More Information
When a contractor cannot meet DBE or diversity subcontracting goals, they must demonstrate good faith efforts to do so. GFE documentation includes evidence of outreach to diverse firms, attendance at matchmaking events, solicitation of bids from diverse subcontractors, and reasons why diverse firms were not selected.
Example
A prime contractor documents 12 DBE firms contacted, 3 quotes received, and reasons for selecting a non-DBE subcontractor.