Metro - File #: 2026-0235

• File #: 2026-0235
• Type: Plan
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 3/16/2026
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 10/15/2026
• Title: CONSIDER: RECEIVE AND FILE the annual status report on implementation of the 48 by ’28 Plan, update on Motion 26.1– Protecting Our Small Businesses, and an update on the 2023 Disparity Study recommendations; and APPROVE an increase of the maximum contract threshold for the Small Business Prime (Set-Aside) Program for eligible non-federally funded procurements from $4.99 million to $10 million, and a corresponding adjustment to the lower contract threshold of the Medium-Sized Business Enterprise (MSZ-I) Program from $5 million to $10.01 million.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Annual reports, Barriers (Roads), Bids, Central Los Angeles subregion, Certification, City of Los Angeles, Contract administration, Contractors, Contracts, Disadvantaged business enterprises, Disparity Study, Federal Transit Administration, Formula Allocation / Local Return, Informational Report, Local Returns, Metro Equity Platform, Motion / Motion Response, Non-contract, Outreach, Partnerships, Plan, Prime Contractor, Procurement, Professional Services, Program, Race, Request For Proposal, Request for qualifications, Research management, San Fernando Valley subregion, Small Business Enterprise, Small Business Prime Program, South Bay Cities subregion, Surveys, Transit operators, United States Department Of Transportation, Westside Cities subregion

Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: ANNUAL STATUS REPORT OF 48 BY ’28 PLAN

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

RECEIVE AND FILE the annual status report on implementation of the 48 by ’28 Plan, update on Motion 26.1– Protecting Our Small Businesses, and an update on the 2023 Disparity Study recommendations; and

APPROVE an increase of the maximum contract threshold for the Small Business Prime (Set-Aside) Program for eligible non-federally funded procurements from $4.99 million to $10 million, and a corresponding adjustment to the lower contract threshold of the Medium-Sized Business Enterprise (MSZ-I) Program from $5 million to $10.01 million.

Issue
ISSUE

This report provides the annual status update on implementation of the Board-adopted 48 by ’28 Plan, including progress on completed and ongoing initiatives designed to increase participation by small and disadvantaged businesses in Metro contracting and procurement opportunities. The report also includes updates on actions undertaken in response to Motion 26.1 by Directors Bass, Dupont-Walker, Solis, Padilla, Dutra and Mitchell (Attachment A), and an update on the 2023 Disparity Study recommendations.

Additionally, this report includes a recommendation to increase the Small Business Prime (Set-Aside) Program maximum contract threshold for eligible non-federally funded procurements from $4.99 million to $10 million. The proposed threshold is informed by staff's review of recent Metro procurement activity and the capacity of Metro-certified small businesses, which identified significant contracting activity between $5 million and $10 million demonstrating that certified SBEs are successfully competing for and performing contracts within this range. The proposed increase would expand prime contracting opportunities for certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) and Medium Sized Business in support of Metro’s aspir...