Online Workshop · Inksight, in collaboration with Kevin Phan
Transportation Contracts and the DBE Program
Transportation contracts for small businesses, in a free online workshop: how state DOTs, transit and airports buy, the federal DBE program after the 2025-2026 rule changes, and how to get certified.
- 6 Narrated Lessons
- About 45 minutes, self-paced
- Certificate
- Free
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- Offered By
- Inksight, in collaboration with Kevin Phan
- Instructor
- Kevin Phan
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 6 narrated lessons · About 45 minutes, self-paced
- Price
- Free with an account
- Format
- Online Workshop, self-paced
- Narration
- Narrated in Kevin Phan’s voice (AI), 0.75x to 2x
- Certificate
- Yes, with a verification ID, when you finish
About This Free Workshop
Transportation contracts are some of the largest public contracts in every state, and the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program has long helped small firms take part. This self-paced workshop, taught by Kevin Phan, explains how state departments of transportation, transit agencies and airports buy, and what the DBE program looks like after the 2025 and 2026 rule changes.
What You Will Learn
- Who buys in transportation and what they buy
- How the DBE program works and who qualifies now
- The 2025 interim rule, the 2026 final rule and reevaluation
- How small firms team with primes on transportation jobs
- A 30-day plan to get started
See also Special Districts and Business Certifications.
Lessons
- Who Buys in Transportation · 7 min
- What Transportation Agencies Buy · 7 min
- The DBE Program: Who Qualifies Now · 8 min
- Reevaluation and the 2026 Final Rule · 8 min
- Teaming and Transit · 7 min
- Your 30-Day Transportation Plan and Final Quiz · 7 min
Two Quick Steps
- Create your free Inksight account (or log in if you have one). It takes a minute; anyone 18 or older can join.
- Come back and take this workshop. Your progress and certificate are saved to your account.