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... • Contract goals, or other race-conscious measures, must be used only to obtain the DBE participation needed to meet overall goals that cannot be attained under raceneutral measures. • When there is a contract goal, bidders must make a good faith effort to meet it.
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... 6. State DOTs must meet the maximum feasible portion of their overall goal by using race-neutral means (without using DBE Contract goals)
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... While this section in the new regulations does not expressly cover commercially useful function, most of the problems faced by prime contractors since inception of the DBE program have resulted from the federal government coming in after the fact and challenging DBE participation. Prime contractors would be well served by having DBE Compliance Manuals for their managers.
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... Traditional research studies and detailed journal articles covering issues or topics in the DBE program relevant to the current regulation were not found. No surveys, studies, or reports on FTA or FAA DBE programs were identified in the background investigation.
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