Inter Agency Agreement  FAA and WSDOT
Statewide Aviation Disparity Study 

Analyzing disparity across the Port 


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2018 Disparity Study Efforts 
The Port will be mounting three different disparity study efforts in
2018.
Disparity studies determine whether a government entity, either in the
past or currently, has been fair in the solicitation and award of
contracts to minority, and womenowned, and disadvantaged business
enterprises (MWDBEs). 
These studies, depending on findings, allow us to conduct race-
conscious contracting practices and set minority and woman-owned
business utilization goals. 

Advancing Equity and Small Business Opportunities 
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Statewide Disparity Study 
Requesting authorization to execute an interlocal agreement with the
Washington Department of Transportation to complete a statewide
disparity study on FAA funded projects.
This effort covers FAA funded projects at 64 Washington state airports. The
roughly $2 million grant requires matching funds which, based on an
activity (enplaned passengers) formula; the Port's portion is just under
$90,000. 
o  An Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) has been crafted to facilitate the agreements between
WSDOT and all the participating airports within the State of Washington. 
This aviation only study keeps the Port in compliance with FAA rules and
regulations (CFR 49 Part 26) for race conscious Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE) program efforts.
Evaluating FAA Funded Projects at 64 Washington state airports 
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FAA/WSDOT Study Supports Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise program 
The timing of the FAA/WSDOT joint Disparity Study coincides with the
need to refresh the Port's 2014 study.
This aviation study keeps the Port in compliance with FAA rules and
regulations (CFR 49 Part 26) for race conscious Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE) program efforts.
The statewide airport study is anticipated to begin in 2018 and will take
approximately 18 months to complete.
The study's evaluation period for federally funded construction and construction-
related contracts is from 2012-2016.
Refreshes Earlier Port Disparity Study 
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Additional Disparity Studies = 
Broader Evaluation 
To further understand Port-wide disparity, staff has also
negotiated a separate contract Collette Holt and Associates
(the WSDOT contractor), to evaluate the Port's non-federally
funded projects for construction and consulting services
awarded at $200,000 and above. 
o The period of performance to be evaluated in these studies is 2012-2016.
A separate disparity study for ACDBE is planned as well. This
effort will start in Q2 2018. 

Evaluating Contracts and Programs Across the Port 
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