DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE)
The Pensacola International Airport (Airport), owned and operated by the City of Pensacola, has established an Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 23. It is the goal of the Airport to ensure that ACDBEs have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT-assisted contracts. The Airport’s ACDBE Policy and Program can be found by clicking on the link below.
As a recipient of FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds, it is required that the Airport’s AIP goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) be calculated on a triennial basis. The process is intended to provide maximum flexibility, while ensuring that goals are based on the availability of ready, willing, and able DBEs in the Airport’s “Market Area.” This approach is crucial in meeting the obligation to ensure that these goals are narrowly tailored. The process of setting goals is used to estimate the percentage of the base calculation that would be performed by DBEs in the absence of discrimination and its effects. The overall goal period for the City’s DBE program at the Airport for federally assisted projects is established on at least a triennial basis. The Airport’s current goals and methodology can be found by clicking on the link below.
As part of the triennial goal setting process, interested parties are invited to attend a DBE workshop to review the proposed goal and methodology and to provide any feedback that may assist in the development of the final DBE goal for the Airport. A copy of the invitation as well as the presentation can be found by clicking the link below.
CONTACT
For information regarding the Airport’s DBE policy and program please contact:
Laura Amentler, Assistant Airport Director – Finance
2430 Airport Blvd., Ste 225
Pensacola, FL 32504
850-436-5000
lamentler@cityofpensacola.com
RESOURCES
For additional information and resources regarding DBE, please refer to the following resources:
FAA Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (Link: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/acr/bus_ent_program)
Florida Unified Certification Program Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Directory (link: https://fdotxwp02.dot.state.fl.us/EqualOpportunityOfficeBusinessDirectory/Home.aspx)
Florida Department of Transportation’s DBE Program (link: https://www.fdot.gov/equalopportunity/dbesbeprograms.shtm)
Florida Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Program (Link: https://fdotdbesupportservices.com/)
49 Florida Code of Regulation Part 26 (link: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-A/part-26?toc=1)
