Part 26 — Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs
Current through Sep 25, 2026
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 304 and 324; 42 U.S.C. 2000d, et seq.; 49 U.S.C. 47113, 47123; Sec. 1101(b), Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1324 (23 U.S.C. 101 note); Sec. 150, Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3215 (23 U.S.C. 101 note); Pub. L. 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (23 U.S.C. 101 note).
Source: 64 FR 5126, Feb. 2, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 26.1 What are the objectives of this part?
- § 26.3 To whom does this part apply?
- § 26.5 Definitions.
- § 26.7 What discriminatory actions are forbidden?
- § 26.9 How does the Department issue guidance and interpretations under this part?
- § 26.11 What records do recipients keep and report?
- § 26.13 What assurances must recipients and contractors make?
- § 26.15 How can recipients apply for exemptions or waivers?
- § 26.21 Who must have a DBE program?
- § 26.23 What is the requirement for a policy statement?
- § 26.25 What is the requirement for a liaison officer?
- § 26.27 What efforts must recipients make concerning DBE financial institutions?
- § 26.29 What prompt payment mechanisms must recipients have?
- § 26.31 What information must a UCP include in its DBE/ACDBE directory?
- § 26.33 What steps must a recipient take to address overconcentration of DBEs in certain types of work?
- § 26.35 What role do business development and mentor-protégé programs have in the DBE program?
- § 26.37 What are a recipient's responsibilities for monitoring?
- § 26.39 Fostering small business participation.
- § 26.41 What is the role of the statutory 10 percent goal in this program?
- § 26.43 Can recipients use set-asides or quotas as part of this program?
- § 26.45 How do recipients set overall goals?
- § 26.47 Can recipients be penalized for failing to meet overall goals?
- § 26.49 What are the requirements for transit vehicle manufactures (TVMs) and for awarding DOT-assisted contracts to TVMs?
- § 26.51 What means do recipients use to meet overall goals?
- § 26.53 What are the good faith efforts procedures recipients follow in situations where there are contract goals?
- § 26.55 How is DBE participation counted toward goals?
- § 26.61 Burden of proof
- § 26.63 General certification rules.
- § 26.65 Business size determinations.
- § 26.67 Social and economic disadvantage.
- § 26.68 Personal net worth.
- § 26.69 Ownership.
- § 26.70 Debt-financed investments.
- § 26.71 Control.
- § 26.73 NAICS codes.
- § 26.81 Unified Certification Programs.
- § 26.83 What procedures do certifiers follow in making certification decisions?
- § 26.85 Interstate certification.
- § 26.86 Decision letters.
- § 26.87 Decertification.
- § 26.88 Summary suspension of certification.
- § 26.89 Appeals to the Department.
- § 26.91 What actions do certifiers take following DOT certification appeal decisions?
- § 26.101 What compliance procedures apply to recipients?
- § 26.103 What enforcement actions apply in FHWA and FTA programs?
- § 26.105 What enforcement actions apply in FAA programs?
- § 26.107 What enforcement actions apply to firms participating in the DBE program?
- § 26.109 What are the rules governing information, confidentiality, cooperation, and intimidation or retaliation?
- § 26.111 DBE reevaluation process.
- Appendix A to Part 26—Guidance Concerning Good Faith Efforts
- Appendix B to Part 26 [Reserved]
- Appendix C to Part 26—DBE Business Development Program Guidelines
- Appendix D to Part 26—Mentor-Protégé Program Guidelines