DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. This Contract is subject to the requirements of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26, “Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs”, therefore, it is the policy of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), as defined in 49 CFR Part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in the performance of DOT-assisted contracts.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) has established a DBE Program pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 26, which applies to this Agreement. The requirements and procedures of VCTC’s DBE Program are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. Failure by any party to this Agreement to carry out VCTC’s DBE Program procedures and requirements or applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 26 shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement, and may be grounds for termination of this Agreement, or such other appropriate administrative remedy. Each party to this Agreement shall ensure that compliance with VCTC’s DBE Program shall be included in any and all sub‐agreements entered into which arise out of or are related to this Agreement.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. Evaluation will be based upon the following in order of priority: Priority Rank 1 Proposals submitted by Small Disadvantaged Businesses. Priority Rank 2 Proposals submitted from a joint venture with a Small Disadvantaged Business as a joint venture partner. Priority Rank 3 Proposals submitted with subcontracting commitments to Small Disadvantaged Businesses. Priority Rank 4 Proposals submitted by Socially Disadvantaged Businesses. Each proposal will be rated for its approach to enhancing the utilization of Small Disadvantaged Businesses and/or Socially Disadvantaged Businesses. Each approach will be evaluated, with Priority Rank 1 receiving the highest score and the succeeding options receiving scores in accordance with the above-listed priority ranking To the extent that an Offeror qualifies as a Small Disadvantaged Business or a Socially Disadvantaged Business, the Small Disadvantaged Business or Socially Disadvantaged Business cannot enter into subcontract arrangements for more than 40% of the total estimated dollar amount of the contract. If a Small Disadvantaged Business or a Socially Disadvantaged Business subcontracts more than 40% of the total estimated dollar amount of the contract to other contractors, the Disadvantaged Business Participation scoring shall be proportionally lower for that proposal.
