Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OVERALL
GOAL
Action
ACTION: RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE 27% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) overall goal for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2019 - 2021 for contracts funded, in whole or in part with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds.
Issue
ISSUE
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program regulations, 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 26.21, require FTA grantees, who can reasonably anticipate awarding $250,000 or more in prime contracts, to submit an overall goal to FTA for the participation of DBE firms every three years. The current FFY 2016 - 2018 three-year overall goal is 26%.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Metro proposed DBE overall goal for FFY 2019 - 2021 is 27%, a 1% increase from the current goal. The proposed overall goal was established by using the two-step goal-setting methodology prescribed in 49 CFR ? 26.45. Metro's base figure for establishing the relative availability of DBEs follows the method suggested in 49 CFR ? 26.45(c)(3), the use of data from a disparity study (Study). Metro's 2017 Study conducted by BBC Research Consulting (BBC), analyzed prime contract and subcontract procurement data for a five-year period from January 11, 2011 through December 21, 2015.
The Study provided comprehensive analyses of DBE utilization, DBE availability and the extent to which race conscious remedial action can be applied to the DBE program. The draft Study report was released and made available to stakeholders (including the Transportation Business Advisory Council), contracting community and the general public for review and comment during a 45-day comment period from November 17, 2017 through January 2, 2018. Metro held three public hearings in December 2017 to present study findings and receiv...
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