Small Business Element Program

The Department of Aviation is implementing a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program and Airport Concessions Small Business Enterprise (ACSBE) Program as required by US Department of Aviation These programs seeks to increase small business participation by structuring opportunities to facilitate competition by small business concerns and taking reasonable steps to eliminate obstacles to their participation.

If your firm is currently certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) by the Pennsylvania UCP (https://paucp.dbesystem.com), you do not have to complete an application. All Pennsylvania UCP DBEs and ACDBEs are automatically considered SBEs and migrated into PHL’s SBE database.

Should I apply?

Is the firm at least 51%-owned by an economically disadvantaged individual(s) who also controls the firm? An economically disadvantaged owner is one whose personal net worth is less than $2.047 million (equity in a person’s principal residence, a person’s equity in the applicant firm, and their retirement accounts do not count towards assets or this calculation).
Is the economically disadvantaged owner(s) a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident of the U.S.?
Is the firm a small business that meets the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) size standard related to its North American Standard Classification Code(s) and does not exceed USDOT’s overall size standard ($30.72 million in average annual gross receipts for SBEs or $56.42 million in average annual gross receipts for ACSBEs)?
Is the firm organized as a for-profit business?

If you answered Yes to all the questions above, you may be eligible to participate in PHL’s SBE or ACSBE program. The verification application is included in the link below.

Please email the completed PHL SBE Verification Application to [email protected].