The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority has established its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program in accordance with regulations of the U. S. Department of Transportation, 49 CFR Part 26.

It is the Policy of the SFRTA to ensure that DBEs, as defined in 49 CFR Part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT-assisted contracts. The SFRTA will never exclude any person from participation in, deny any person the benefits of, or otherwise discriminate against anyone in connection with the award and performance of any contract covered by 49 CFR Part 26 on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin.

The DBE Program includes businesses that are 51 percent owned and controlled by members of the following groups:

• Women
• Black Americans
• Hispanic Americans
• Subcontinent Asian Americans
• Asian-Pacific Americans
• Native Americans
• Or other minority groups found to be disadvantaged by the United States Small Business Administration or by any local government certifiable under 49 CFR Part 26.

Annually, the SFRTA develops an overall goal, relative to the DBE Program. This overall goal shows the level of DBE Program participation which allows for reasonable expectation of achieving program compliance as well as an opportunity to enhance service delivery to our customers.

The SFRTA’s DBE Program overall goal for FY 2008 is 10 percent.

Proposed DBE goal for FY 2009 is 8 percent.

The SFRTA is a non-certifying member of the State of Florida Unified Certification Program. The UCP provides “one-stop shopping” for all firms seeking certification as a DBE in Florida. You can access the UCP DBE Directory by logging on to the Biznet website. This single DBE directory will allow you to identify and locate every firm authorized to participate in Florida’s DBE Program. The SFRTA will accept DBE certifications from any Certifying Member of the State of Florida UCP.

DBE Uniform Certification Application

DBE Affidavit For Continuing Eligibility

For a listing of Procurement opportunities with the SFRTA, click on the link below:

www.sfrta.fl.gov/procurement.html

FDOT’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center

49 CFR Part 26

Federal Transit Administration

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