SFMTA Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Program Policy Statement

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) of the City and County of San Francisco, by and through its Municipal Railway Department, operator of the San Francisco Municipal Railway, and its Department of Sustainable Streets, is committed to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program and Small Business Enterprise Program for the participation of small businesses and DBEs in Muni and Sustainable Streets contracting opportunities in accordance with the federal regulations in 49 CFR Part 26, issued March 4, 1999, as amended from time to time.  It is the policy of the SFMTA to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin in the award and administration of Department-of-Transportation-assisted contracts.  It is the intention of the SFMTA to create a level playing field on which small businesses and DBEs can compete fairly for contracts and subcontracts relating to its construction, procurement and professional services activities.