49 CFR 26.43 : Transportation (§ 1.1 To Parts 1581-1699) — (§ 1.1 To Appendix To Subtitle A) — Office Of The Secretary Of Transportation (§ 1.1 To Appendix To Subtitle A) — Participation By Disadvantaged Business Enterprises In Department Of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs (§ 26.1 To Appendix G To Part 26) — Goals, Good Faith Efforts, And Counting (§ 26.41 To § 26.55) — Can recipients use set-asides or quotas as part of this program?

4 Aug 2016

(a) You are not permitted to use quotas for DBEs on DOT-assisted contracts subject to this part.

(b) You may not set-aside contracts for DBEs on DOT-assisted contracts subject to this part, except that, in limited and extreme circumstances, you may use set-asides when no other method could be reasonably expected to redress egregious instances of discrimination.

49 CFR 26.43