Description
The Department of Transportation's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement to establish and operate a Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC) in Region 5. The SBTTAC will provide technical assistance and business development support to small businesses in the region, with the goal of strengthening their capacity to compete for and perform on federal, state, and local transportation-related contracts. The center will offer services such as capital infusion assistance, individualized business counseling, structured training workshops, and outreach and stakeholder engagement.
Key services and activities include:
• Capital infusion assistance and transactional support for loans, bonding, and other financing instruments
• Individualized business counseling and technical assistance
• Structured training workshops and transportation-focused educational programming
• Outreach and stakeholder engagement across the regional transportation ecosystem
• Referrals to USDOT programs, including the National Bonding Education Program (BEP)
• Full documentation of services, outcomes, and performance metrics monitored by the OSDBU office via a designated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system