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DOT’s Mentor-Protégé Pilot Program was launched by Secretary Ray LaHood in April 2012 to enhance the capability of small and disadvantaged business owners to successfully compete for and perform in federal procurement opportunities. The first participants in the Mentor-Protégé Pilot Program were...
Pictured: SW SBTRC Project Director, Scott Leslie, with the class participants holding their certificates in front of the Urban Chamber of Commerce Business Development Center where the educational...
Sam.gov is the primary location to identify active federal contract opportunities over $25,000 allowing small business concerns to search for federal procurement opportunities. Visitors are encouraged to register with FedBizOpps to receive automatic email...
Archive of news releases from the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), is pleased to announce the new home of the South Atlantic Region, Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC), as of April 1, 2013. The South Atlantic Region SBTRC is now...
The US Department of Transportation's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (DOT/OSDBU) was created as part of the Small Business Act (SBA) to ensure that small and disadvantaged businesses are provided maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the agency's...
Name Title Allen Gutierrez OSDBU Director Thomasine Johnson Executive Staff Assistant Vacant Management Analyst Procurement Assistance Division Leonardo San Román...
Questions and answers to Part 26, Subpart A of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Final Rule
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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $11.5 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Six States
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing $11.5 million in emergency...
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.