[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR26.1]

[Page 256]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 26_PARTICIPATION BY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  26.1  What are the objectives of this part?


    This part seeks to achieve several objectives:
    (a) To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of 
DOT-assisted contracts in the Department's highway, transit, and airport 
financial assistance programs;
    (b) To create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly 
for DOT-assisted contracts;
    (c) To ensure that the Department's DBE program is narrowly tailored 
in accordance with applicable law;
    (d) To ensure that only firms that fully meet this part's 
eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBEs;
    (e) To help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in DOT-
assisted contracts;
    (f) To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully 
in the marketplace outside the DBE program; and
    (g) To provide appropriate flexibility to recipients of Federal 
financial assistance in establishing and providing opportunities for 
DBEs.