DBE Corporate Compliance Program and Policy
DBE Goal Notice FFY 2025
Published: June 20, 2024
Progress Rail Locomotive “PRL” maintains a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as a Transit Vehicle Manufacturer of new, repower and overhaul locomotives on Federal Transit Administration (FTA) financially assisted transit vehicle procurements. In accordance with the DBE regulations at 49 CFR Part 26, PRL is presenting its proposed DBE goal of 2.75% in FTA assisted transit vehicle procurements for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 (October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025). The rationale for the 2.75% DBE goal is presented in our proposed goal and methodology. PRL welcomes your comments and suggestions, for the next 30 days regarding the goal and methodology and to share the availability of minority businesses, women businesses, DBEs and non-DBEs who may be willing, ready and able to submit locomotive related sub-procurements to PRL. PRL will accept comments and suggestions to our proposed DBE goal through July 20, 2024.
The goal and methodology are available at PRL’s offices (below), Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please email or mail your comments and suggestions to:
Brandy Plunkett, DBELO
DBE Program
Supplier_diversity@progressrail.com
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
1600 Progress Drive 9301 West 55th Street
Albertville, Alabama 39590 Lagrange, IL 60525
PRL encourages any interested DBEs, M/WBEs, or SBs should access the Supplier Registration link at the bottom of this page to register as a potential Progress Rail supplier. For any existing PRL suppliers, we are requesting your assistance to help us reach the 2.75% DBE goal. You can help us by including the target firms in your order to us and letting us know if your order to us includes participation by firms who are DBE, M/WBE, or SB. Simply include the DBE, M/WBE, or SB business information and their contract value in the PRL procurement sub-award agreement or email the information to Supplier_diversity@progressrail.com.