Summary:

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has a workforce of more than 55,000 employees worldwide in its 10 Operating Administrations (OA). These OAs have independent procurement authority and missions and procure approximately $6.5 billion a year in goods and services. DOT works continuously to ensure that small businesses are included in those annual procurement numbers.

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) mission is to ensure that small business concerns have maximum practicable opportunities to participate in DOT procurement opportunities as prime contractors and subcontractors. The (OSDBU) established the Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (SBTRCs) through a network of grantees across the country. SBTRCs provide various technical assistance needs to build the capacity of small and disadvantaged businesses. They help businesses maintain their competitiveness when bidding on DOT procurement opportunities and federally-funded contracts.

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in collaboration with the Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR) and OSDBU’s Northwest Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) will host a webinar to provide small businesses nationwide an opportunity to hear about recent Disadvantaged Business enterprise (DBE) program certification guidance and programs to assist them mitigate the impact of COVID19 pandemic. This webinar will be on May 20th at 2:00PM EDT.

For any questions, or concerns, please contact our office at:

202-366-1930 or email us at dot-osdbu@dot.gov.

Webinar Presentation Break Down

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time

****PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE****

2:00pm Welcome remarks

Willis Morris, Director, OSDBU

2:05pm DBE program certification updates

Marc Pentino, Associate Director, DBE Program, Departmental Office of Civil Rights

2:15pm Small Business Resources

Mark Costello, Deputy Director, Seattle District Office, Small Business Administration

2:30pm Overview of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) program

Tiffany Spraggins-Payne, Project Director, Mid Atlantic SBTRC

2:40pm Q&A session

3:00pm Event concludes