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Commitment to Supplier Diversity
The Airports Authority is committed at all levels to building and maintaining a community of diverse suppliers to promote regional economic development and enhance the passenger experience . It is the policy of the Airports Authority to seek significant participation in its contracts by local small businesses and small businesses owned by minorities and women .
The Airports Authority has two supplier diversity programs for achieving this policy objective . The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program ( DBE ) is used for contracts with federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ), Federal Transit Administration , and the Federal Highway Association . The DBE program also includes the Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program ( ACDBE ) for concessions contracts . The Airports Authority ’ s Small Local Business Enterprise ( SLBE ) is used for non-concessions contracts that are funded solely by the Airports Authority .
The Airports Authority ’ s Department of Supplier Diversity ( DSD ) within the Office of Supply Chain Management ( OSCM ) is responsible for DBE , ACDBE and SLBE program administration .
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