Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE)

ACDBEs are for-profit small business concerns where socially and economically disadvantaged individuals own at least a 51% interest and also control management and daily business operations. 

 African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific and Subcontinent Asian Americans, and women are presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged.  Other individuals can also qualify as socially and economically disadvantaged on a case-by-case basis. 49 CFR 23.3

Your annual revenues, averaged over a 5-year period, must not exceed an overall cap of $56.42 million. The standards for banks, telecommunications companies, and rental car companies are based on the number of employees. 49 CFR 23.33.

51% of your company ownership must be under the Personal Net Worth standard of less than $2.047 million (this amount excludes a primary residence and ownership interest in the company applying for certification). 49 CFR 23.35

At least 51% of your company ownership must be members of economically and socially disadvantaged groups, whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own it (Women, Hispanic, Asian, African American, Pacific Islander, Native American). 49 CFR 26.69(b) 

Must have the experience, expertise, and control of the day-to-day operations of the firm. 49 CFR 26.7

Concession 49 CFR 23.3 

A concession is a business located on an airport, that is engaged in the sale of consumer goods or services to the public under an agreement with the airport, another concessionaire, or the owner or lessee of a terminal. 

OR 

A business conducting one or more of the following covered activities, even if it does not maintain an office, store, or other business location on an airport, as long as the activities take place on the airport: 

• Management contracts and subcontracts
• Web-based or other electronic business in a terminal 
• An advertising business that provides advertising displays 
• A business that provides goods and/or services to concessionaires

 ACDBE Opportunities Include: 

• Food and Beverage
• Retail Stores
• Goods or Services Providers
• Car Rental Related

Can be located anywhere in U.S. Home state ACDBE certification is required.

No application fee or administrative charge.