Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

GSP is hosting a DBE Outreach Event sponsored by the South Carolina Airports Coalition and featuring the Department of Transportation and multiple organizations in support of promoting minority and small business owners. Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Myrtle Beach International Airport and Charleston International Airport share, “How to Do Business with Us”. This will be a great afternoon of networking and sharing information.

Thank you for your interest in the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. The GSP District has established the program, in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The Airport District has received Federal financial assistance from the US Department of Transportation, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the Airport District has signed an assurance that it will comply with CFR Part 23 and CFR Part 26.

Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

It is the policy of the Airport District to ensure that ACDBE’s as defined in Part 23, have an equal opportunity to participate in Airport Concession contracts. It is also our policy:

To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of Airport Concession contracts
To create a level playing field on which DBEs can complete fairly for Airport Concession contracts
To ensure that the ACDBE Program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law
To ensure that only firms that fully meet 49 CFR Part 23 eligibility standards are permitted to participate as ACDBEs
To help remove barriers to participation of ACDBEs in Airport Concession contracts
To provide appropriate flexibility in our airport in establishing and providing opportunities for ACDBEs

It is the policy of the District to ensure that DBE certified companies, as defined in CFR Part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT-assisted contracts. It is our policy:

To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of USDOT-assisted contracts
To create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for USDOT-assisted contracts
To ensure only firms that fully meet the eligibility standards are set forth in 49 CFR Part 26 are permitted to participate as DBEs
To help remove barriers to participation of DBEs in USDOT-assisted contracts
The District shall award contracts without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin. The District shall not, nor shall it require its contractors to, award contracts or subcontracts to or to make purchases of materials or equipment for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises who are not qualified and who do not submit the lowest responsible bid(s)

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) directory is provided as a service to those prime contractors who are in search of Certified DBE contractors. It is to be used as a guide for selecting certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises to utilize on State and/or Federal Aid Contracts. Information in the directory should be verified with the SCDOTs Office of Business Development and Special Programs.

The U.S. DOT Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR) has posted a 4 minute 12 second video on YouTube providing an overview of the DBE program for FAA, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA).