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July 29, 2016 <br />2. assurance that certified DBEs that meet the size criteria established under the <br />program are presumptively eligible to participate in the program; <br />3. assurance that there are no geographic preferences or limitations imposed on any <br />federally assisted procurement included in the program; <br />4. assurance that there are no limits on the number of contracts awarded to firms <br />participating in the program but that every effort will be made to avoid creating <br />barriers to the use of new, emerging, or untried businesses; and <br />5. assurance that aggressive steps will be taken to encourage those minority and <br />women owned firms that are eligible for DBE certification to become certified. <br />6. assurance that the program is open to small businesses regardless of their location <br />(i.e., that there is no local or other geographic preference). <br />37 <br />