TABLE OF CONTENTS POLICY STATEMENT ............................................................................................... 1 Section 26.1, 26.23 – Objectives/Policy Statement ................................................................................. 1 SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................ 2 Section 26.1 – Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 2 Section 26.3 – Applicability ....................................................................................................................... 2 Section 26.5 – Definitions ......................................................................................................................... 2 Section 26.7 – Non-Discrimination Requirements .................................................................................... 2 Section 26.11 – Record Keeping Requirements ........................................................................................ 2 26.11(a) – Uniform Report of DBE Award or Commitment and Payments ........................................... 2 26.11(b) – Provision of Data to the USDOT ........................................................................................... 2 26.11(c) – Bidders List ........................................................................................................................... 2 26.11(d) – Record Keeping .................................................................................................................... 3 26.11(e) – DBE Reporting ...................................................................................................................... 3 Section 26.13 – Federal Financial Assistance Agreement ......................................................................... 3 26.13(a) – Federal Financial Assistance Agreement Assurance ............................................................ 3 26.13(b) – Contract Assurance .............................................................................................................. 4 SUBPART B – ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS ................................................... 5 Section 26.21 – DBE Program Updates ..................................................................................................... 5 Section 26.25 – DBE Liaison Officer .......................................................................................................... 5 Section 26.27 – DBE Financial Institutions ................................................................................................ 5 Section 26.29 – Prompt Payment Mechanisms ........................................................................................ 6 26.29(a) – Prompt Payment .................................................................................................................. 6 26.29(b) – Retainage ............................................................................................................................. 6 26.29(c) – Satisfactory Completion ....................................................................................................... 6 26.29(d) – Monitoring and Enforcement .............................................................................................. 7 Section 26.31 – Directory .......................................................................................................................... 7 Section 26.33 – Overconcentration .......................................................................................................... 8 Section 26.35 – Business Development Programs .................................................................................... 8 Section 26.37 – Monitoring and Enforcement Mechanisms .................................................................... 8 Section 26.39 – Small Business Participation ............................................................................................ 9 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) SUBPART C – GOALS, GOOD-FAITH EFFORTS, AND COUNTING ............................ 13 Section 26.43 – Set-asides or Quotas ..................................................................................................... 13 Section 26.45 – Overall Goals ................................................................................................................. 13 Section 26.47 – Goal Setting and Accountability .................................................................................... 14 Section 26.49 – Transit Vehicle Manufacturers Goals ............................................................................ 14 Section 26.51 – Meeting Overall Goals/Contract Goals ......................................................................... 14 Section 26.53 – Good Faith Efforts Procedures ...................................................................................... 15 26.53(a) – Award of Contracts with a DBE Contract Goal .................................................................. 15 26.53(a) & (c) – Evaluation of Good Faith Efforts ............................................................................... 15 26.53(b) – Information to be Submitted ............................................................................................. 15 26.53(d) – Administrative Reconsideration ......................................................................................... 16 26.53(f) – Good Faith Efforts When a DBE is Terminated/Replaced on a Contract with Contract Goals ............................................................................................................ 16 Section 26.55 – Counting DBE Participation ........................................................................................... 17 SUBPART D – CERTIFICATION STANDARDS ........................................................... 18 Section 26.61- 26.73 ............................................................................................................................... 18 SUBPART E – CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES ......................................................... 18 Section 26.81 – Unified Certification Programs ...................................................................................... 18 Section 26.83 – Procedures for Certification Decisions .......................................................................... 18 Section 26.89 – Certification Appeals ..................................................................................................... 18 SUBPART F – COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ................................................. 19 Section 26.109 – Information, Confidentiality, and Cooperation ........................................................... 19 26.109(a) – Monitoring Payments to DBEs ......................................................................................... 19 ATTACHMENT 1: STATE OF FLORIDA UCP AGREEMENT ...................................... 20 ATTACHMENT 2: LEE COUNTY TRANSIT ORGANIZATION CHART ......................... 24 ATTACHMENT 3: 26.29 (D) – DBE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ......................................................................... 25 ATTACHMENT 4: 26.31 – INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE DBE DIRECTORY .............................................................................. 27 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) ATTACHMENT 5: SECTION 26.45 – OVERALL GOAL CALCULATION ...................... 28 ATTACHMENT 6: SECTION 26.51 – MEETING OVERALL GOALS/CONTRACT GOALS ..................................................................................... 30 ATTACHMENT 7: LEETRAN DEMONSTRATION OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS ............ 32 ATTACHMENT 8: 49 CFR PART 26 ........................................................................ 34 ATTACHMENT 9: DBE PROGRAM CHECKLIST ....................................................... 35 APPENDIX A: FFYS 2019–2021 DBE GOAL SETTING ............................................ A-1 APPENDIX B: PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR GOAL SETTING ...................... B-1 APPENDIX C: NAICS VENDORS ............................................................................ C-1 iii POLICY STATEMENT SECTION 26.1, 26.23 – OBJECTIVES/POLICY STATEMENT Lee County Transit, also known as LeeTran, has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26. LeeTran has received federal financial assistance from the USDOT and, as a condition of receiving this assistance, LeeTran has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26. This requirement was most recently reinstated by Congress in the “Fixing America's Surface Trans- portation Act" or the ‘‘FAST ACT,’’ (P.L. 114-94). It is the policy of LeeTran to ensure that DBEs as defined in Part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in USDOT-assisted contracts. It is also LeeTran's policy to: 1. Ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of USDOT-assisted contracts in LeeTran’s federal financial assistance programs; 2. Create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for USDOT-assisted contracts; 3. Ensure that LeeTran's DBE program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law; 4. Ensure that only firms that fully meet this Part's eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBEs; 5. Help remove barriers