Supplier Diversity

For current inquiries, please call 314-982-1400 x1492 or send an email to dbe@metrostlouis.org.

Application and Guidelines

• Application
• Re-Certification application
• Personal Net Worth Form
• Commercially Useful Function & Good Faith and Effort
• OSDBU (Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization)
• SBA (United State Small Business Administration)

Links to Unified Certification Partners

• City of Kansas City, Missouri Human Relations & KCI Airport
• Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
• Missouri Department of Transportation - MODOT
• City of St. Louis – Lambert Airport

Overall DBE goal for FY 2009

In accordance with requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation as set forth in Title 49 Part 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Bi-State Development Agency dba Metro in St. Louis, Missouri, hereby notifies the public that it is recommending the following Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for applicable professional services, construction and other procurement contracts during Federal Fiscal Year 2009, beginning October 1, 2008 and ending September 30, 2009.  The overall total DBE goal for fiscal year 2009 is 18.52%.

Information pertaining to this goal and a description of how it was selected is available for public inspection during Metro normal business hours, 8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Metro's Office of Supplier Diversity, 707 North First Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2595. The proposed overall DBE goal will be available for inspection for 30 days following the date of this notice at the above address. Written comments on the DBE goal will be accepted from the public for 45 days following the date of this notice. The comments are for informational purposes only and may be directed to: Larry B. Jackson, Vice President, Procurement, Inventory Management and Supplier Diversity, at the above address, or to the Federal Transit Administration – Region VII, Civil Rights Office, 901 Locust, Room 404, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.