SMAA has incorporated a small business element into its DBE Program which is further described at Attachment 8.
GOALS, GOOD FAITH EFFORTS, AND COUNTING
Quotas and Set-Asides
SMAA does not use quotas in any way in the administration of this DBE program. While set- asides are not used in connection with the attainment of its DBE goals, SMAA has provided for the use of set-asides in furthering the participation of all small businesses in its construction activities as further described in this program's small business element included as Attachment 8.
Establishment of Overall DBE Goals
SMAA will establish an overall DBE goal covering a period of three federal fiscal years. In accordance with 49 CFR Part 26.45(f), SMAA, as a small hub primary airport, will submit its Overall Three-year DBE Goal to FAA by August 1, 2014 and every three years thereafter.
It is the objective of the goal setting process to determine the percentage of federal funds expended on construction contracts at SRQ that would likely be received by DBE firms in the absence of discrimination and its effects in the contracting process. In theory, this percentage should be largely dependent simply on the relative availability of DBE firms in the marketplace. Accordingly, SMAA will use the following method to establish our overall DBE goal:
Construction projects with which SMAA is expected to be involved during the three-year period covered by the overall goal and which are expected to involve federal funding will be identified.
The various construction trades expected to be involved with each of the projects identified in Step 1 will be determined.
The expected total cost of each of the projects identified in Step 1 will be allocated amongst the construction trades identified in Step 2.
The NAICS code most appropriate for each of the trades identified in Step 2 will be determined.
The market area from which SMAA expects to attract prime and subcontractors for each of the projects identified in Step 1 will be identified.
Using data available from the US Census Bureau, the total number of firms available within each of the NAICS codes determined in Step 4 will be identified for the market area identified in Step 5.
Using the Florida Unified Certification Program DBE Directory, the number of DBE firms available within the NAICS codes and the market area utilized in Step 6 will be identified.
DBE firms as a % of total firms will then be determined for each NAICS code identified in Step 4 by dividing the number determined in Step 7 by the number determined in Step 6.
The percentages determined in Step 8 will then be applied to the expected cost allocations referenced in Step 3 to compute the theoretical amount that should be earned by DBE firms for each NAICS code based on availability.