Meeting_Body
REVISED
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION OVERALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOAL
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING 31% Overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2025 - 2027 for contracts funded, in whole or in part, with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds; and
B. RECEIVING and FILING an update on the new modernized DBE Program certification and implementation requirements.
Issue
ISSUE
The United States Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program regulations (49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 26.21) require FTA grantees who can reasonably anticipate awarding $670,000 or more in prime contracts to submit an overall goal to FTA for the participation of DBE firms every three years.
USDOT issued its final ruling on the DBE program changes, effective May 9, 2024. The 2024 DBE program changes significantly modernize the DBE program rules to provide greater clarity and flexibility to DOT recipients and enhance the ability of DBEs to compete on a level playing field for federally funded contracting opportunities.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is designed to remedy ongoing discrimination and the continuing effects of past discrimination in federally assisted contracting. The primary remedial goal and objective is to level the playing field by providing small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The proposed overall DBE goal of 31% for FFY 2025 - 2027 is a 3-percentage point increase from the current FFY 2022 - 2024 goal of 28%. The proposed overall goal was established by using the two-step goal-setting process presc...
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