| Objectives
A. DBE Program Objective
To ensure that disadvantaged business firms have the maximum opportunity to participate in DOT assisted contracts.
B. DBE Certification Objective
1. To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of USDOT assisted contracts;
2. To create a level playing field on which DBE’s can compete fairly for USDOT assisted contracts;
3. To ensure that the DBE program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law;
4. To ensure that only firms that fully meet the requirement of 49 CFR Part 26 eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBE’s;
5. To help remove barriers to the participation of DBE’s in USDOT assisted contracts; and
6. To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the market place outside the DBE program. |