2.1 Policy of Equal Employment Opportunity

All contractors, including suppliers supplying goods or services to the institutions governed by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, regardless of where located or the form of contractual relationship, are expected to comply with the spirit of equal employment opportunity, as well as with the letter of all applicable statutes and regulations. Compliance shall require contractors not to discriminate and, in addition, to take affirmative action to ensure that members of minority groups are effectively afforded equal employment opportunities.