Heads up
Verify DBE status carefully right now: under the USDOT Interim Final Rule issued October 3, 2025, existing DBE and ACDBE certifications are being re-evaluated and may not be counted toward contract goals until a firm is recertified. Confirm a firm's current status before relying on it. ADOT says it plainly: firms listed as active in AZ UTRACS were certified under pre-October 2025 rules and do not count for DBE credit until re-evaluated.
Arizona state directories
Start with the official state directory. It lists firms Arizona has certified, and it is the source public buyers and prime contractors use to confirm a firm counts toward state and federally funded contract goals.
AZ UTRACS Firm Directory
Arizona's Unified Transportation Registration and Certification System lists every AZUCP-certified DBE plus registered Small Business Concerns, with firm profiles built for meeting contract requirements.
Open the directory ↗Pacific Southwest Minority Supplier Diversity Council
The regional National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliate serving Arizona. Corporate buyers source certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its network.
Pacific Southwest Minority Supplier Diversity Council ↗Federal set-aside firms in Arizona
For federal contracts and subcontracting plans, search SAM.gov and filter by location and socioeconomic status: 8(a), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB), and HUBZone. These are separate from the state and council certifications above, and buyers count them differently.
Verify before you rely on a certification
A certificate on its own is not proof. Before you count a Arizona supplier toward a diverse spend goal or a subcontracting plan:
- Confirm the record is active, not expired, in the issuing directory above.
- Check the certification type matches what your program counts. MBE, DBE, WOSB, and CBE are not interchangeable.
- Keep a dated screenshot or export of the directory record for your compliance file.
More Arizona resources
- Arizona certification and contracting programs on SupplierDiversity.com.
- The national directories (NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA) for suppliers certified outside Arizona.
- Every certifying body, what it certifies, and how to verify.