PUBLIC NOTICE
ESTABLISHMENT OF BROWARD COUNTY’S OVERALL TRIENNIAL ACDBE GOALS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-2026.
Broward County is proposing triennial Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program Goals for eligible on-airport concession and management agreements at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2026. The proposed triennial ACDBE goals for FY 2024-2026 are as follows:
The Non-Car Rental Concession goal is 23.30%, of which 21.46% will be attained via a race-conscious participation and the remaining 1.84% will be attained via race neutral means.
The Car Rental Concession goal is 2.00%, of which 1.45% will be attained via race-neutral means and the remaining 0.55% will be attained via race-conscious participation.
The respective methodologies for these two program goals are available for public review for 30 days from the date of this notice at the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development, located at 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room A-680, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Broward County will accept comments on the ACDBE goals for 30 days from the date of this notice. Send all comments to the attention of Donna-Ann Knapp, Small Business Development Manager, at the above address, by e-mail at dknapp@broward.org, or by fax at 954-765-4198.
OESBD hosted two virtual stakeholder meetings in July 2023 as part of this process. Recordings of both meetings are available for viewing on the OESBD YouTube channel:
The ACDBE program at FLL public comment survey is now closed as of September 19, 2023.
PROPOSED Broward County FY 2024-2026 ACDBE Program Goal for Concessions
October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2026
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
| Car Rental Concessions
| 2.00%
| 0.55%
| 1.45%
|
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
| Non-Car Rental Concessions
| 23.30%
| 21.46%
| 1.84%
|
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development works to certify local firms under the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and to establish annual DBE participation goals for Broward County's aviation and transit projects. We also certify local firms as Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) and establish annual ACDBE participation goals for the County's airport projects.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
The
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide a vehicle for increasing the participation of minority/women-owned business enterprises in state and local procurement. The DOT DBE program is implemented by recipients of DOT Federal Financial Assistance. View program guidelines: DBE Program Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 26 (49 CFR 26).
OESBD accepts applications for DBE certification through the State of Florida Unified Certification (UCP) Program, a "one-stop shop" for DBE applicants managed by the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), as mandated in 49 CFR 26. FDOT maintains an electronic
DBE Directory of its certified firms.
Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintains the Department of Transportation (DOT) Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program. The purpose of the ACDBE program is to increase opportunities for minority and women-owned small businesses to operate as concessionaires in airports around the country. The ACDBE program for airport concessions is implemented under Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 23 (49 CFR 23). Florida's certified ACDBE firms are also listed in FDOT's UCP DBE Directory.
To apply to participate in the
Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, a firm must use the U.S. DOT Uniform Certification application (DBE/ACDBE). NOTE: For Question #3 on page 1 (Appendix F), please use the following address:
Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development
115 S. Andrews Ave., Room A680
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Average gross receipts averaged over the three previous years must not exceed $30.72* million
*Revenues averaged over the previous five years must not exceed the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standards for the primary NAICS code of the firm. For firms working on FTA or FHWA funded projects, the revenues averaged over a five year period must not exceed $30.72 million. (As of March 1, 2024)
| Gross receipts averaged over the three previous years must not exceed $56.42 million
|
Personal Net Worth < $1.32 million
(excludes personal residence and ownership interest in the company)
|
A business that is 51% owned, controlled and managed by socially and economically disadvantaged U.S. citizen or legal resident who belongs to one or more of the following categories:
Note: An individual who is not a member of the groups listed above may still be DBE certified by establishing socially disadvantaged status. Socially disadvantaged individuals are those individuals who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias within American society because of their identities as members of groups and without regard to their individual qualities and the social disadvantage must stem from circumstances beyond their control.
| A business that is 51% owned, controlled and managed by socially and economically disadvantaged U.S. citizen or legal resident who belongs to one or more of the following categories:
Note: An individual who is not a member of the groups listed above may still be DBE certified by establishing socially disadvantaged status. Socially disadvantaged individuals are those individuals who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias within American society because of their identities as members of groups and without regard to their individual qualities and the social disadvantage must stem from circumstances beyond their control.
|
- Must be a small business as defined by the SBA
- Must be organized as a for-profit business
- Must be independent
| - Must be a small business as defined by the SBA
- Must be organized as a for-profit business
- Must be independent
|
DBE/ACDBE Renewal
PROPOSED Broward County FY 2024-2026 ACDBE Program Goal for Concessions
October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2026
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
| Car Rental Concessions
| 2.00%
| 0.55%
| 1.45%
|
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
| Non-Car Rental Concessions
| 23.30%
| 21.46%
| 1.84%
|
Broward County FY 2020-2022 DBE Program Goals
October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2022
Broward County Transit (BCT)
| 13.29%
| 8.44%
| 4.85%
|
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
| 17.19%
| 0.00%
| 0.00%
|
Broward County FY 2021-2023 ACDBE Program Goal for Concessions
October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
| Car Rental Concessions
| 2.00%
| 2.00%
| 0.00%
|
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
| Non-Car Rental Concessions
| 23.30%
| 23.30%
| 0.00%
|
