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This rule is a significant rule under Executive Order 12866, because of the substantial public interest concerning and policy importance of programs to ensure nondiscrimination in Federally- assisted contracting. It also affects a wide variety of parties, including...
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Final Rule Summary & Contact Information
Indexed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Final Rule
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise General Rule, Definiations, Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises, Uniform certification, Compliance with Court Orders, Review by comptroller general
The Department of Transportation's new disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program final rule (49 CFR Part 26) makes significant changes that will affect recipients, DBEs, and non-DBE contractors who participate in the program. This paper summarizes the major changes from the old rule.
Under the Supreme Court’s Adarand decision, an affirmative action program like the DOT DBE program must be narrowly tailored. This chart displays how the provisions of the new DOT DBE rule meet each of the narrow tailoring requirements that the Supreme Court has established.
Last year, the Congress reauthorized and the President signed legislation authorizing the DBE program. This program has been the Department of Transportation's most important tool for promoting equal opportunity in federal transportation contracting since it was first signed into law by...
A state-by-state list of DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaisons and Certification Officers
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recognize that small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals are deprived of equal access to contracting opportunities. Through innovative business...
The November 23, 1999 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) created a reciprocal certification process for SBA's 8(a) Business Development (8(a) BD) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)...