§ 23.1 What are the objectives of this part?

This part seeks to achieve several objectives: (a) To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of opportunities for concessions by airports receiving DOT financial assistance; (b) To create a level playing field on which ACDBEs can compete fairly for opportunities for concessions; (c) To ensure that the Department's ACDBE program operates in a nondiscriminatory manner and without regard to race or sex, while maximizing efficiency of service; (d) To ensure that only firms that fully meet this part's eligibility standards are permitted to participate as ACDBEs; (e) To help remove barriers to the participation of ACDBEs in opportunities for concessions at airports receiving DOT financial assistance; (f) To promote the use of ACDBEs in all types of concessions activities at airports receiving DOT financial assistance; (g) To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside the ACDBE program; and (h) To provide appropriate flexibility to airports receiving DOT financial assistance in establishing and providing opportunities for ACDBEs.