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.
Maine state directories
Start with the official state directory. It lists firms Maine 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.
MaineDOT DBE Program & Directory
MaineDOT's Civil Rights Office certifies DBEs and posts the statewide DBE directory on this page as a downloadable PDF, refreshed weekly with each certified firm's contact details and work types.
Open the directory ↗New England Business Growth Collective (formerly Greater New England MSDC)
The regional National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliate serving Maine. Corporate buyers source certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its network.
New England Business Growth Collective (formerly … ↗Federal set-aside firms in Maine
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 Maine 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 Maine resources
- Maine certification and contracting programs on SupplierDiversity.com.
- The national directories (NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA) for suppliers certified outside Maine.
- Every certifying body, what it certifies, and how to verify.