Florida UCP DBE and Business Directory Definitions and Searches
The Florida UCP DBE and Business Directory makes extensive use of the following acronyms/terms and
definitions:
Acronym / Term
Definition
ACDBE
Airport Concessionaire Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
DBE
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FDOT
Florida Department of Transportation
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
Florida UCP
Florida’s Unified Certification Program for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
FTA
Federal Transit Administration
MBE
Minority, Women, and/or Service-disabled Veteran Business Enterprise as certified by the State of
Florida, Office of Supplier Diversity
NAICS Code
North American Industry Classification System standardized product or service code
OSD
Office of Supplier Diversity, MBE certification agency
SBA
Small Business Administration
SBA Size Standards
A size standard, which is usually stated in number of employees or average annual receipts, represents
the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as
a small business for SBA and federal contracting programs. The definition of “small” varies by industry
Specialty Code
Standard specification/work type description as defined by FDOT
UCP Certifying Member
Per the Florida UCP Agreement certifying members are responsible for certifying DBE/ACDBE firms
who perform work in their respective fields of expertise (highway and bridge, aviation, and transit).
Florida UCP DBE Certifying Agencies:
1. Broward County (BC)
2. City of Tallahassee (CT)
3. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
4. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA)
5. Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA)
6. Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA)
7. Key West International & Florida Keys Marathon Airports (KWIFKMA)
8. Lee County Port Authority (LCPA)
9. Miami Dade County (MDC)
10. Volusia County-FTA (VCFTA)
USDOT
United States Department of Transportation
USDOT-assisted
USDOT Civil Rights Operating Administration responsible for administration of DOT-assisted contracts
involved in the DBE Program --- FHWA, FAA, and FTA
Certification Designation Type
“DBE”
Certified vendor eligible to participate in federally funded USDOT-assisted contracts.
“ACDBE”
Certified vendor eligible to participate in federally funded USDOT-assisted airport concession contracts.
“MBE”
Certified vendor eligible to participate in state funded contracts.