Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: SURVEY OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SBE) CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND EXPLORING OPPORTUNITY FOR RECIPROCITY (REPORT NO. 22-AUD-05)
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Final Report on the Survey of Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Certification Programs and Exploring Opportunity For Reciprocity.
Issue
ISSUE
As part of our ongoing effort to assist Metro in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, the OIG performed a survey of selected government agencies, including (a) the 10 California Unified Certification Program (CUCP) certifying member agencies, (b) the California Department of General Services (DGS), and (c) the City and County of Los Angeles.
The objective of this survey was to determine whether Metro and selected government agencies could increase reciprocity of SBE certifications, simplify the certification process, and increase SBE participation.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program has a standard eligibility criterion which is set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations; primary eligibility criteria are:
* Individuals who are U.S. citizens are considered disadvantaged if they meet the federal definition of socially and economically disadvantaged as defined in 49 CFR Part 26.67. Individuals who are women, Black, or Hispanic are presumed to be disadvantaged.
* Personnel net worth must not exceed $1.32 million (excluding the individual's ownership in the business and equity in their primary residence, and including only the present value of assets in pension plans, IRAs and 401 (k) accounts, less the tax and interest penalties that would accrue if the asset were distributed at the present time).
Metro's Small Business Prime Set Aside Program is race and gender-neutral, sets aside applicable contracts for small businesses, ...
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