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The CA ERFO Plumas NF 22N39(1), Peavine and French Creek Bridges project is located in Butte County, California within the Plumas National Forest. This project will provide timber deck and bridge rail replacement on two bridges damaged in fires during the summer of 2020. The major work elements include debris removal, timber deck construction, and bridge rail construction.
The Procurement Assistance Division is also responsible for working closely with each of the Operating Administrations' (OA)Small Business specialists to ensure that adequate procurement opportunities are made available to small businesses. Below is a listing of Small Business specialists in each OA whose primary role is to serve as small business advocates. Follow the links provided in the title of each OA to learn more about it's mission within DOT.
he U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is available to assist small business concerns that believe a solicitation, request for quotation (RFQ) or request for proposal (RFP) unduly restricts the ability of small business concerns to compete for an award. To notify the Department’s OSDBU of a perceived undue restriction, please email the following information to dot-osdbu@dot.gov:
Large prime contractors receiving Federal contract awards valued over $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction) are required to established plans and goals for subcontracting with small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned small business concerns.
Congress established the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to stimulate technological innovation, utilize small business to meet federal research and development needs, encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged businesses in technological innovation, and increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federal research and development (R&D) objectives.
DOT's Mentor-Protégé Program enhances the capability of disadvantaged and small business owners to compete for federal procurement opportunities. The program encourages private-sector relationships and expands DOT's efforts to identify and respond to the developmental needs of small and disadvantaged businesses. The pDOT's Mentor-Protégé Program enhances the capability of disadvantaged and small business owners to compete for federal procurement opportunities. The program encourages private-...