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honored by all recipients of US Department of Transportation funds in the state and not limited to the Department of Transportation only. The Certification Program is in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26. Race and Gender -Neutral — Measure or program in which goals are not consciously set in order to achieve significant participation by historically underutilized groups. In a race and gender -neutral program, other methods are used to achieve participation, such as but not limited to aggressive outreach, targeted advertising and unbundling of work items. US Department of Transportation - United States Department of Transportation, including the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Participation Specific project goals are not established for Professional Services agreements as identified in the scope of work for this contract. The Department encourages the utilization of Small Professional Services Firms (SPSF) sub - consultants and/or suppliers on professional services contracts let by NC Department of Transportation. Listing of Sub -consultants The firm, at the time the Letter of Interest or Proposal is submitted, shall submit a listing of all known small professional services firms that will participate in the performance of the identified work. The participation of each SPSF shall be submitted on a separate Form RS -2. In the event the firm has no SPSF/sub-consultant participation, the firm shall indicate this on the Form RS -2 by entering the word none or the number zero and the form shall be signed and submitted with the Letter of Interest or Proposal. Form RS -2 may be accessed on the website at: httos://apps.Department of Transportation.state.nc.us/guickfind/forms/Default.asox Directory of Approved Transportation Firms Real-time information about firms doing business with the Department, and firms that are prequalified and approved through North Carolina's Prequalification Unit, is available in the Directory of Transportation Firms. The Directory can be accessed by the link on the Department's homepage or by entering httos:/Iapps.dot.state.nc.us/vendor/directory in the address bar of your web browser. Only firms identified as small business professional consulting firms (SPSF) and approved (certified and prequalified) in the Directory will be considered for sub -consultant utilization. Reporting Participation When payments are made to sub -consultants, including material suppliers, firms at all levels (Firm, sub - consultant or sub -firm) shall provide the Contract Administrator with an accounting of said payments. The accounting shall be listed on the Department's Subcontractor Payment Information Form (Form DBE -IS). In the event the firm has no sub -consultant participation, the firm shall indicate this on the Form DBE -IS by entering the word 'None' or the number'zero' and the form shall be signed. Form DBE -IS may be accessed on the website https:/Iapps.dot.state.nc.us/guickfind/forms/Default.aspx A responsible fiscal officer of the payee Firm, or sub -consultant, who can attest to the date and amount of the payments shall certify that the accounting is correct on the Form DBE -IS by affixing their signature. This information shall be submitted as part of the requests for payments made to the Department. 21 AWachmenl number 1 \n F-3 Page 139