DBE Survey Questions

U.S. Department of Transportation

Voluntary Web-Based Survey of Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Firms

Question Firm name

Answer Firm name

 

Question Home State

Answer [Drop Down]

Question How many years has your firm been in existence?

Answer [less than 1 year]

[1-3 years]

[3 or more years]

Question How long has your firm been certified as an ACDBE/DBE?

Answer [years/months]

Question On what basis did you rely in submitting your ACDBE/DBE certification application?

Answer [Black or African Americans]

[Hispanic Americans]

[Asian]

[Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander]

[White]

[American Indian or Alaska Native]

[Non-minority women]

[Non-minority economically disadvantaged male]

Question How would you describe your firm’s primary line of business?

Answer [Trucking]

[Engineering]

[Heavy construction]

[Environmental remediation]

[Electrical contractor]

[Supplier of bulk materials]

[Other / text field]

Question Did you become ACDBE/DBE certified in order to bid on a contract let by a

transportation agency? 

Answer [YES/NO]

Question If not, did you ever bid on a transportation contract? 

Answer [YES/NO]

Question How many total contracts have you bid on in the last 2 years that were let by a

transportation agency?

Answer [0]

[1-5]

[5-10]

[20 or more]

Question Of those bids, how many contracts did you bid on as an ACDBE/DBE?

Answer [0]

[1-5]

[5-10]

[20 or more]

Question Of those bids, how many were successful?

Answer [0]

[1-5]

[5-10]

[20 or more]

Question Is this the first year that you have received a federally assisted contract or lease as a

ACDBE/DBE?

Answer [YES/NO]

Question In the last 2 years, how often have primes contacted you and asked that you bid on a

particular project as an ACDBE/DBE (on average)?

Answer [0 times]

[1-5 times per month]

[5-10 per month]

[20 or more times]

Question Of those, how many times did you bid?

Answer [0 times]

[1-5 times per month]

[5-10 per month]

[20 or more times]

Question How many times were you successful?

Answer [0 times]

[1-5 times per month]

[5-10 per month]

[20 or more times]

Question In the last 2 years, on average, how often have you performed work outside of your

home state as an ACDBE/DBE?

Answer [0 times]

[1-5 times per month]

[5-10 per month]

[20 or more times]

Question What barriers have you encountered that you believe have prevented you from

receiving a contract or successfully competing in the ACDBE/DBE program? 

Answer [Insufficient Bonding Capacity]

[Lack of Necessary Equipment for job]

[Primes use same ACDBE/DBE]

[Scope of contract was too large for my firm]

[Discrimination by prime]

[My ACDBE/DBE firm was not certified in the NAICS Code solicited]

[Competition from other small firms]

[My firm was not promptly paid by the prime]

[Other, please describe]

Question Has your firm ever filed an ACDBE/DBE-related complaint with a local transportation

agency?

Answer [YES/NO]

Question If Yes, what did the complaint involve?

Answer [Primes use same ACDBE/DBE]

[The scope of contract was too large for my firm to consider bidding on] 

[Discrimination by prime]

[My firm was not promptly paid by the prime]

[Other, please describe]

Question How are you made aware of existing and future federally-assisted contracting

opportunities?

Answer [Recipient Websites]

[Direct solicitation]

[Other, please describe]

Question Of the federally-assisted contracts that you have bid on in the last two years, how many

included ACDBE/DBE contract goals?

Answer [Do not know if there were ACDBE/DBE contract goals on the contract]

[0]

[1-5]

[5-10]

[20 or more]