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"Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development. "Department" shall mean the Department of Economic Development. "Authority" shall mean the Connecticut Development Authority. "Set Aside" contracts means State Funded contracts or portions thereof, or purchase requests, for which competitive bids are to be sought by a State Agency only from eligible Contractors. Set Aside contracts also includes contracts for which competitive bids are not required by the General Statutes and which are let only to eligible Small Contractors. Any of the aforementioned contracts shall not be designated as Set Aside contracts if such designation would result in conflict with any federal Law or Regulation. "Loan" shall mean a working capital loan. "Working Capital" shall mean the cost related to material and labor.