Promoting Business Opportunities
DFW Airport will create and sustain a business environment that enables all business enterprises to compete fairly for business opportunities and achieve economic success, contributing to DFW’s overall mission of expanding economic benefits.
Our Process
- A three-fold purpose:
- To ensure increased availability of certified Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Small Business Enterprise Concessions (SBEC).
- To ensure the integrity of the Business Development Programs and that the business process is implemented for its intended purposes.
- To ensure the integrity of the certified firms participating in Airport procurements, as well as other initiatives offered by the Airport.
- In order to count the participation of certified firms towards a contract specific goal, the firm must be certified by one of the approved certification agencies noted below:
- North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA)
- Dallas Fort Worth Business Council (DFWBC)
- Women's Business Council Southwest (WBCS)
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Bidders/Proposers must submit Certification Certificates for all certified firms proposed to be utilized to meet the contract specific goal at the time of bid/proposal submission. If a firm is not certified by an approved certification agency at the time of bid/proposal submission, DFW will not count the participation towards the contract specific goal.
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Bidders and proposers must use all available Directories to assist them in locating certified firms for the work required on the contract. The DFW Airport's Certified Directory is available online as one of various resources.
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A certification does not constitute a representation or warranty as to the qualifications or capabilities of any certified firm.
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For solicitations under the SBE Program, effective 11/7/25, in addition to having a valid SBE certification from one of the entities listed above, SBEs must have a place of business in the Airport’s market area at the time the firm is submitted for credit towards meeting a contract goal. The Airport’s market area is defined as Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise counties. Documentation establishing a firm’s place of business must be provided upon request.
Series program for doing business with DFW Airport
Capacity Building Program Series
As part of our commitment to serve as a catalyst for the growth of small business enterprises, DFW is excited to offer the Capacity Building Program series designed to provide business skills training and guidance on doing business with DFW.
Capacity Building Program Series
Series program for doing business with DFW Airport
As part of our commitment to serve as a catalyst for the growth of small business enterprises, DFW is excited to offer the Capacity Building Program series designed to provide business skills training and guidance on doing business with DFW.
Series program for doing business with DFW Airport
Capacity Building Program Series
As part of our commitment to serve as a catalyst for the growth of small business enterprises, DFW is excited to offer the Capacity Building Program series designed to provide business skills training and guidance on doing business with DFW.
Capacity Building Program Series
Series program for doing business with DFW Airport
As part of our commitment to serve as a catalyst for the growth of small business enterprises, DFW is excited to offer the Capacity Building Program series designed to provide business skills training and guidance on doing business with DFW.
Contact the BDD Team
If you have questions for the DFW Business Development team, please send us an email.