General Session 2
FAA DBE Compliance
Update
19th Annual Airports Economic
Opportunity and Policy Forum
Houston, Texas
December 3, 2012
Federal Aviation
Administration
Alignment
• Policy
– National responsibility
– Based in DC
– Staff in Headquarters
• Compliance
– National responsibility
– Based in Los Angeles
– Staff nationwide (some virtual)
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General Responsibilities
• 7 Staff for 1,300 airports
• Overall goals, accomplishments, compliance
reviews & oversight, complaint investigations,
training, & technical assistance
• Joint Venture arrangements, Long-Term and
Exclusive leases, analysis of shortfalls in
overall goals, Small Business Elements, and
DBE Certification training program
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What’s
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dbE-Connect
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FAA dbE-Connect
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DBE- and ACDBE-searchable
Bid opportunities
DBE goals
DBE program training conferences
New – internal tracking
Upcoming – external data input
Links to other DBE program information
https://faa.dbesystem.com/
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NEW
OLD
DOT DOORS
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DOORS
DBE Office Online Reporting System (DOORS)
• DOT DOORS (new) vs. FAA DOORS (old)
• New and improved system: different website
• Will soon improve further as an FAA system
• Goals & Accomplishment Reporting
Goals
Accomplishments
DBE
August 1
DBE
December 1
ACDBE
October 1
ACDBE
March 1
http://osdbu.dot.gov/DOORS/Application/logon.aspx
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Best Practices
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Ongoing FAA project
Template to gather good ideas
Draft under review
FY 12 compliance reviews gathered
some, including useful forms
• Will continue in FY 13 and beyond
• Please contact for consideration
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Common Misunderstandings
• Another ongoing FAA project
• Place to centralize and clarify
misconceptions
• Living document
• Topics such as goal-setting,
certification, accomplishment reporting,
& counting
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Stakeholder Meetings
• In the past these have been issuespecific such as SBE questions
• This year held one soliciting comments
on the DBE certification training
• More upcoming
– Suggested topics?
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Certification Training
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Establish program by 2/15/13
FAA lead, with USDOT, FHWA, & FTA
Program, outline, modules, stakeholder
Online with verbatim text & voice-over
Also live sessions, webinars, technical
assistance, refresher training, &
advanced training
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Conferences
• Participate with trade associations
• Participate with FAA Airports
• Stand-alone workshops
• FAA National Civil Rights Conference
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DBE/ACDBE Program Compliance Team
Staff Name
Phone
310-725-3948
Michael Freilich
Director, Western Pacific Region
and DBE/ACDBE Program Compliance
Email
michael.freilich@faa.gov
Mailing Address
FAA Western-Pacific Regional Office
AWP-9, P.O Box 92007
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007
310-725-3943
cory.nelson@faa.gov
Cory Nelson
Equal Opportunity Assistant
Gene Roth
Team Lead, DBE/ACDBE Program Compliance
404-305-5256
gene.e.roth@faa.gov
FAA Western-Pacific Regional Office
AWP-9, P.O Box 92007
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007
FAA Southern Regional Office (ASO-9)
1701 Columbia Ave.
College Park, GA 30337
Regional DBE/ACDBE Program Compliance Team Specialists
Alaskan Region- Alaska
Sophia Soler
Phone
718-553-3443
Email
sophia.soler@faa.gov
Mailing Address
FAA Eastern Regional Office (ACT-009)
159-30 Rockaway Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11434
Central Region- Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Patricia Wright
310-725-3955
patricia.wright@faa.gov
FAA Western-Pacific Regional Office
AWP-9, P.O Box 92007
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007
Eastern Region- Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Keturah Pristell
404-305-7392
keturah.pristell@faa.gov
FAA Southern Regional Office (ASO-9)
1701 Columbia Ave., C190, Stop 151
College Park, GA 30334
Great Lakes Region- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Nancy Cibic
847-294-7182
nancy.cibic@faa.gov
FAA Great Lakes Regional Office
2300 E. Devon Avenue Rm. 440 (AGL-9)
Des Plaines, IL 60018
New England Region- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Keturah Pristell
404-305-7392
keturah.pristell@faa.gov
FAA Southern Regional Office (ASO-9)
1701 Columbia Ave., C190, Stop 151
College Park, GA 30334
Northwest Mountain Region- Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Ricky Watson
310-725-3940
ricky.watson@faa.gov
FAA Western-Pacific Regional Office
AWP-9, P.O Box 92007
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007
Southern Region- Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, Virgin Gene Roth
Islands
404-305-5256
gene.e.roth@faa.gov
FAA Southern Regional Office (ASO-9)
1701 Columbia Ave.
College Park, GA 30337
Southwest Region- Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Dolores Leyva
310-725-3939
dolores.leyva@faa.gov
FAA Western-Pacific Regional Office
AWP-9, P.O Box 92007
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007
Western-Pacific Region- American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada
Patricia Wright
310-725-3955
patricia.wright@faa.gov
FAA Western-Pacific Regional Office
AWP-9, P.O Box 92007
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007
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Questions
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