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Contracting with DOT: A Guide for Small Businesses - TOC
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I. Overview of DOT

II. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

III. Procurement Assistance Programs for Small Businesses
       A. Small Business Procurement Goals

       B. Eligibility for Small Business Preference Programs

       C. Preferences for Different Types of Small Business

       Table B: Certification Requirements for Different Types of Small Business at the Federal Level*

       D. U.S. Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

IV. Finding Opportunities and Selling to the Government
       A. Major Contract Vehicles

       B. Open Market Acquisitions

       C. Purchase Card

       D. GSA Schedules

       E. Subcontracting

V. Resources to Help Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
       A. DOT Resources

        Table C: Regions and Contacts for the SBTRCs

       B. Additional Government Agency and Private Sector Resources

       Table D: Data Accessed Through Acquisition Central

VI. Financing Opportunities at DOT for Small and Disadvantaged Business
       A. Short-Term Lending Program (STLP)

       Table E: List of Participating Lenders

Appendix A: DOT Operating Administrations and Offices

       A. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

       B. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

       C. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

       D. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

       E. Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

       F. Maritime Administration (MARAD)

       G. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

       I. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

       J. Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

       K. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)

Appendix B: Federal and State Contacts for the DBE Program
       State DOT DBE Liaisons and Certification Officers