Heads up
Minnesota's DBE program is mid-reevaluation and new DBE applications are paused. Under the USDOT Interim Final Rule issued October 3, 2025, MnUCP began reevaluating more than 1,300 Minnesota firms on November 3, 2025, and MnDOT cannot set DBE contract goals or count DBE participation until that finishes. Confirm a firm's current status before relying on it.
Minnesota state directories
Start with the official state directory. It lists firms Minnesota 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.
MnUCP DBE Directory (B2Gnow Vendor Search)
The Minnesota Unified Certification Program's public vendor search lists DBE and ACDBE certified firms statewide, and is the central place to both apply and search for certified firms.
Open the directory ↗North Central Minority Supplier Development Council
The regional National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliate serving Minnesota. Corporate buyers source certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its network.
North Central Minority Supplier Development Council ↗Federal set-aside firms in Minnesota
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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota resources
- Minnesota certification and contracting programs on SupplierDiversity.com.
- The national directories (NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA) for suppliers certified outside Minnesota.
- Every certifying body, what it certifies, and how to verify.