Region 4 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC)

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, is seeking a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization to establish and operate the Region 4 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC). This cooperative agreement, valued at $250,143.33, covers a ten-month base period with the possibility of two additional option years. The recipient must maintain a physical office within Region 4, which includes Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tennessee. The center's primary mission is to enhance the competitiveness of small businesses pursuing transportation contracts through technical assistance, business development support, and access-to-capital resources. The selected organization is held to strict performance metrics, including facilitating at least 54 distinct financing transactions and providing a minimum of 975 hours of one-on-one business counseling. All activities must be documented in a designated Customer Relationship Management system. Applications are evaluated on a 100-point scale focusing on approach, stakeholder engagement, organizational capability, budget effectiveness, and risk management. Required submissions include a project narrative, implementation plan, regional service plan, and a cybersecurity and physical security risk plan, all submitted via Grants.gov. Funding is administered on a reimbursement basis through the Delphi e-Invoicing System, and recipients must comply with various federal regulations, including the Build America, Buy America Act and Title VI nondiscrimination requirements.