DBE Program

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE)

DBE Policy Statement

DBE Plan, as updated 3-25-2019

DBE Goal 2025-2027 

Procurement and DBE Brochure

The Alaska Railroad Corporation does not exclude any person from participation in, deny any person the benefits of, or otherwise discriminate against anyone in connection with the award and performance of any contract covered by 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26, Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation (DOT) Programs, on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin.

If you feel you have been or are being discriminated against by the ARRC on one or more of the above named basis and wish to file a complaint, you may elect one of the following options:

  • Any person who believes the ARRC is not in compliance with its federal obligations under the DBE Program may file a complaint with the ARRC within 180 days after the date the complainant knew or should have known of the alleged violation. The complaint must be in writing, describing the allegation(s), name of the complainant, complete mailing address, and telephone number. The complaint must be signed and dated. The complaint will be investigated as quickly as possible.  
  • Complaints should be mailed to: Alaska Railroad Corporation, P.O. Box 107500, Anchorage, Alaska 99510-7500, emailed to sellerswarehamt@akrr.com or delivered in person to the ARRCs Headquarters, 327 W. Ship Creek Avenue; Anchorage, Alaska 99501.
  • DOT - Any person who believes that the ARRC has failed to comply with its obligations under 49 CFR Part 26 may file a written complaint containing the same information as indicated above with the Office of Civil Rights, Federal Transit Administration; 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. The complaint must be filed no later than 180 days after the date of the alleged violation or the date on which the complainant learned of a continuing course of conduct in violation of 49 CFR Part 26. The complaint will be processed in accordance with 49 CFR Section 26.103.

To file a complaint, fill out the below information and hit submit.

SECTION 1

 

SECTION 2:

Which federal ARRC program do you believe discriminated against you?

 

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Bases for believing you were discriminated against? (Check one or more, and provide the specific information. Use additional comment section if necessary.)

 

SECTION 4:

Allegation(s) of discrimination? (For each allegation, state the date and the sepcific incident(s) causing you to believe that you have been discriminated against.)

Accepted formats: m/d/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy m/d/yy d/m/yy yyyy-mm-dd dd-mm-yyyy

 

SECTION 5:

Have you discussed your complaint with an ARRC Official? Check one of the following:

Accepted formats: m/d/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy m/d/yy d/m/yy yyyy-mm-dd dd-mm-yyyy

 

SECTION 6:

Are you agreeable to using the Alternative Dispute Resolition (ADR/Mediation) process?

 

SECTION 7:

Have you presented the allegations to any other forum? If so, please indicate:

 

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SECTION 9:

Accepted formats: m/d/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy m/d/yy d/m/yy yyyy-mm-dd dd-mm-yyyy