Legal Review and Analysis : Review and provide legal standards that form the governing principles of the data study methodology. Review and describe the current constitutional standards and caselaw that govern race and gender-conscious public contracting programs. Perform a legal analysis of the current sheltered market process. Data Request and Receipt: Request and receive applicable Business Enterprise Program (BEP) statutory, administrative rules, and policy documents. Conduct State staff interviews. Compile a list of NIGP Codes for the IT/telecom and advertising market sectors. Request and receive contract and vendor data metrics for all State contracts subject to the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act (BEP Act). Assess and clarify the received the above-referenced data as needed. Compile the contract and vendor data into a master business list. The list should be filterable, sortable, and exportable by the following categories: vendor name, BEP-certified prime vendor designation, BEP-certified subcontractor designation, non-BEP-certified prime vendor designation, IT/telecom market sector, advertising market sector, minority-owned firm, women-owned firm, person-with-disability-owned firm, contract number/identifier, State purchasing entity, fiscal year, and contract amount Availability Review and Analysis: Develop a legally defensible formula for calculating the availability of BEP-certified firms in the State IT Telecom and advertising industries during fiscal years 2019 through 2024. Calculate an overall estimate of available BEP-certified and non BEP certified firms in the State IT telecom and advertising industries. Calculate an overall estimate of the number of available BEP firms in the State IT telecom and advertising market sectors as a percentage of all dollars spent with the total universe of firms in those same market sectors. Provide the availability figures for race, gender, persons with disability, and fiscal year sub-divisions. Utilization Review and Analysis: Develop a legally defensible formula for calculating the State utilization of BEP-certified firms in the IT/telecom and advertising industries during fiscal years 2019 through 2024. Perform a utilization review and analysis for the State of Illinois IT/telecom and advertising industries. Calculate an overall estimate of the State utilization of BEP-certified (primes and subcontractors) and non BEP certified firms. Compile the contract and vendor data into a utilization list. The list should be filterable, sortable, and exportable by the following categories: vendor name, BEP-certified prime vendor designation, BEP-certified subcontractor designation, non-BEP-certified prime vendor designation, IT telecom market sector, advertising market sector, minority-owned firm, women-owned firm, person-with-disability-owned firm, contract number identifier, State purchasing entity, fiscal year, and contract amount. Disparity Analysis: Apply a legally accepted statistical test to measure the existence and amount of disparity between the States utilization of BEP certified firms and the firm availability in the IT/telecom and advertising industries. Calculate a disparity index using legally accepted statistical principles.