Department of CURRENT STATUS PROGRESS COMMENTS

Transportation (As of July 25, 2007) (As of July 25, 2007)

Initiative GREEN STANDARDS Actions taken this quarter:

SMALL _X_ Meets the small business goal, at least 3 socio-economic goals,
BUSINESS and shows improvement in the remaining 1 goal.
PROCUREMENT
_X_ Meets all Yellow standards:
Agency Lead: Green 1. _X_ Meets the small business goals, at least 2 additional Green 1. The agency has met its small business goal, 2 • DOT did not meet its SDVO goal;
Denise socio-economic goals, and improves in at least one of the additional socio-economic goals, and improved however exceeded in all others with
Rodriguez-Lopez, unmet goals. Credit can also be given for meeting 4 goals, in at least one of its unmet goals progress.
Director, DOT regardless of which ones they are.
OSDBU 2. The agency has implemented an aggressive
2. _X__ Has implemented a strategy to increase the number of strategy to increase the number of competitively
Alternate competitively awarded contracts to small businesses. awarded contracted to small businesses.
Contact:
3. _X_ Has demonstrated top-level Agency commitment to 3. The agency shows top-level agency
small business contracting. commitment to small business contracting
Gerardo (Jerry) through internal scorecards, set-aside strategies,
Franco, Chief 4. _X_ _ Has a comprehensive small business program that goal performance, and top executive meetings
Procurement includes written polices and procedures focused on on a monthly basis.
Assistance improving the competitive environment and increasing small
Division, DOT business participation in the procurement process. 4. The agency has a comprehensive and active
OSDBU small business plan that is documented and
5. _X_ Has small business goal achievement as a rating regularly updated.
element for acquisition personnel.
5. The agency has built-in goal achievement
6. _X_ Works cooperatively with SBA on outreach and requirements in their executive management’s
targeting initiatives. performance to ensure increased accountability.

7. _X__ Meets deadlines for all required strategic plans and 6. The agency’s OSDBU coordinates with SBA in
annual reports due to SBA. 8(a) orientation and match-making events to
further outreach and marketing initiatives.
8. _X _ Has a process to ensure small business data is
accurately reported in FPDS-NG. 7. The agency submitted all plans and reports by
the required deadlines.
9. _X_ Enforces small business subcontracting plans and meets
subcontracting goals. 8. The agency regularly verifies its small business
data in FPDS-NG for accuracy. The agency
also uses internal and external reports as a tool
to rectify discrepancies found in the FPDS-NG
system.

9. The agency does have a system in place to

enforce small business subcontracting plans and
goal expectations.