Specifications include, but are not limited to: Augusta is seeking a firm to supply a disparity study for the compliance Department. The Study shall be developed within the legal frameworks of 49 C.F.R. § 23, 49 C.F.R. § 26, and applicable federal court rulings, to determine, in a fair and valid way, if discrimination or its effects exist in Augusta, Georgia (Augusta) contracting practices. The Study shall also include a review and analysis of Augusta’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) program for federal, state, and locally-funded projects and, more particularly, Augusta’s contracting and subcontracting policies, procedures, and practices relative to the solicitation of, and participation by DBEs in federal, state, and locally-funded prime contracts and subcontracts. The final written report shall be comprised of two parts: an Availability Analysis and a Disparity Analysis.