Common use of DBE Policy Clause in Contracts

DBE Policy. It is the policy of Xxxx Xxxxx Airport, under the direction of its governing body, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, to promote the objectives of the Department of Transportation with respect to the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in DOT – assisted contracts and other JWA contracts. This policy has been formulated to comply with 49 CFR Part 26. The objectives of the program are as follows: a) To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts in the Department’s highway, transit, and airport financial assistance programs; b) To create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT- assisted contracts; c) To ensure that the Department’s DBE program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law; d) To ensure that only firms that fully meet this part’s eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBEs; e) To help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in DOT-assisted contracts; f) To promote the use of DBEs in all types of federally-assisted contracts and procurement activities conducted by recipients; g) To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside the DBE programs; and h) To provide appropriate flexibility to recipients of Federal financial assistance in establishing and providing opportunities for DBEs. Xxxx Xxxxx Airport has in the past, as a matter of both principle and law, established an Affirmative Action Program to ensure that no person is discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex in any program associated with the Airport. Xxxx Xxxxx Airport administers a DBE program in compliance with 49 CFR Part 26.

DBE Policy. It is the policy of Xxxx Xxxxx Airport, under the direction of its governing body, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, to promote the objectives of the Department of Transportation with respect to the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in DOT – assisted contracts and other JWA contracts. This policy has been formulated to comply with 49 CFR Part 26. The objectives of the program are as follows: a) To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts in the Department’s highway, transit, and airport financial assistance programs; b) To create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT- assisted contracts; c) To ensure that the Department’s DBE program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law; d) To ensure that only firms that fully meet this part’s eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBEs; e) To help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in DOT-assisted contracts; f) To promote the use of DBEs in all types of federally-assisted contracts and procurement activities conducted by recipients; g) To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside the DBE programs; and h) To provide appropriate flexibility to recipients of Federal financial assistance in establishing and providing opportunities for DBEs. Xxxx Xxxxx Airport has in the past, as a matter of both principle and law, established an Affirmative Action Program to ensure that no person is discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex in any program associated with the Airport. Xxxx Xxxxx Airport administers a DBE program in compliance with 49 CFR Part 26.