Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation

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United States Department of Transportation office federal government office

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation is a federal office that promotes and ensures opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses to participate in U.S. Department of Transportation contracts and programs.

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Label	Occurrences
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation canonical	1
Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10545736 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation
Context triple: [Office of the Secretary of Transportation, hasPart, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation]

A. Subtitle I—Department of Transportation
Subtitle I—Department of Transportation is the portion of Title 49 of the United States Code that establishes the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Transportation and its leadership.
B. Office of Transportation Analysis
The Office of Transportation Analysis is a division within the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics that conducts data-driven research and analysis to inform transportation policy and planning.
C. Bureau of Multimodal Transportation
The Bureau of Multimodal Transportation is a division of Alabama’s state transportation agency responsible for planning, coordinating, and supporting non-highway transportation modes such as transit, rail, aviation, and waterways.
D. Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
E. Bureau of Transportation Planning and Modal Programs
The Bureau of Transportation Planning and Modal Programs is a division of Alabama’s state transportation agency responsible for long-range transportation planning and overseeing various travel modes such as transit, rail, and other non-highway programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation
Target entity description: The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation is a federal office that promotes and ensures opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses to participate in U.S. Department of Transportation contracts and programs.

A. Subtitle I—Department of Transportation
Subtitle I—Department of Transportation is the portion of Title 49 of the United States Code that establishes the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Transportation and its leadership.
B. Office of Transportation Analysis
The Office of Transportation Analysis is a division within the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics that conducts data-driven research and analysis to inform transportation policy and planning.
C. Bureau of Multimodal Transportation
The Bureau of Multimodal Transportation is a division of Alabama’s state transportation agency responsible for planning, coordinating, and supporting non-highway transportation modes such as transit, rail, aviation, and waterways.
D. Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
E. Bureau of Transportation Planning and Modal Programs
The Bureau of Transportation Planning and Modal Programs is a division of Alabama’s state transportation agency responsible for long-range transportation planning and overseeing various travel modes such as transit, rail, and other non-highway programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Transportation office ⓘ federal government office ⓘ
activity	advising DOT leadership on small business issues ⓘ monitoring small business participation in DOT contracts and programs ⓘ outreach to small and disadvantaged businesses about DOT contracting opportunities ⓘ training and counseling for small businesses seeking DOT contracts ⓘ
belongsToCategory	Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ⓘ linked to: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation United States federal agencies and offices related to small business ⓘ
collaboratesWith	DOT operating administrations ⓘ Small Business Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. Small Business Administration
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusArea	HUBZone small businesses ⓘ minority-owned businesses ⓘ service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses ⓘ small businesses ⓘ socially and economically disadvantaged businesses ⓘ women-owned small businesses ⓘ
goal	ensure fair access to DOT procurement opportunities for small business concerns ⓘ increase the share of DOT contract dollars awarded to small and disadvantaged businesses ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	DOT OSDBU ⓘ linked to: OSDBU OSDBU ⓘ
implementsPolicy	disadvantaged business enterprise participation policy in DOT-assisted contracts ⓘ federal small business contracting policy within the Department of Transportation ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Small Business Act of the United States ⓘ linked to: Small Business Act of 1958 federal statutes and regulations on small and disadvantaged business utilization ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mission	to promote and ensure opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses to participate in U.S. Department of Transportation contracts and programs ⓘ
oversight	compliance with small business utilization requirements in DOT acquisitions ⓘ small business subcontracting plans in DOT contracts ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
programType	small business utilization program ⓘ
regulatoryRole	supports implementation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise regulations in DOT-assisted programs ⓘ
responsibility	advocacy for small business concerns within the U.S. Department of Transportation ⓘ coordinating small business utilization among DOT operating administrations ⓘ facilitating participation of small and disadvantaged businesses in DOT procurement ⓘ overseeing implementation of small business policies within DOT ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
serviceArea	U.S. Department of Transportation procurement programs ⓘ United States transportation sector ⓘ
targetAudience	disadvantaged business enterprises seeking DOT-assisted work ⓘ small business concerns interested in DOT contracts ⓘ
website	https://www.transportation.gov/osdbu ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Secretary of Transportation → hasPart → Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation ⓘ

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of Transportation → belongsToCategory → Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ⓘ

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