Veterans Business Development Programs

Information on the Veteran and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Program and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Program.

Women's Services

Women Procurement Assistance Committee (WPAC)

DOT has established a Women's Procurement Assistance Committee (WPAC) through the OSDBU. The purpose of the WPAC is to promote, coordinate and monitor DOT procurement plans and programs towards continued achievement of the five percent procurement...

Western States Paving Company Case Q&A

Questions and Answers regarding the 9th Circuit panel's decision regarding 49 CFR Part 26 and the authorizing statute for the DBE program in TEA-21.

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Approves Increased Federal Share to Upgrade U.S. 31 in Indiana

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Hamilton County Project is First to Use New Provision to Improve Freight Movement

WASHINGTON –U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today approved increasing the federally-funded share for the U.S. 31 Hamilton County Improvement Project in Indiana to 90 percent. The 90...

49 CFR Part 26 Sample Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

We are providing this sample DBE program for informational purposes, and recipients are not required to use it or its format. However, recipients may wish to use it as a guide in preparing their program documents. Recipients may customize the sample program to fit their circumstances. The three...

Tips for Goal-Setting in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

The General Counsel of the Department of Transportation has reviewed these goal-setting tips and approved them as consistent with the language and intent of 49 CFR Part 26. This guidance therefore represent the institutional position of the Department of Transportation. These tips on goal-...

2009 Disability-Related Complaints Received for U.S.Carriers

2009 Disability-Related Complaints Overview

Part 26 - Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs

Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

The DBE program is aimed at improving contracting opportunities for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Virtually all the businesses it affects are small entities. There is no doubt that a DBE rule always affects a substantial number of...

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