49 CFR §23.1

1. (a)To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of opportunities for concessions by airports receiving DOT financial assistance;
2. (b)To create a level playing field on which ACDBEs can compete fairly for opportunities for concessions;
3. (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;
4. (d)To ensure that only firms that fully meet this part's eligibility standards are permitted to participate as ACDBEs;
5. (e)To help remove barriers to the participation of ACDBEs in opportunities for concessions at airports receiving DOT financial assistance;
6. (f)To promote the use of ACDBEs in all types of concessions activities at airports receiving DOT financial assistance;
7. (g)To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside the ACDBE program; and
8. (h)To provide appropriate flexibility to airports receiving DOT financial assistance in establishing and providing opportunities for ACDBEs.