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.
Mississippi state directories
Start with the official state directory. It lists firms Mississippi 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.
Mississippi UCP List of Certified DBE Firms
MDOT's full Mississippi Unified Certification Program DBE list, a frequently regenerated PDF that codes each firm as contractor, supplier, consultant, bonding, miscellaneous, or concessionaire.
Open the directory ↗Southern Region Micro and Small Business Development Council (formerly Southern Region Minority Supplier Development Council)
The regional National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliate serving Mississippi. Corporate buyers source certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its network.
Southern Region Micro and Small Business … ↗Federal set-aside firms in Mississippi
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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi resources
- Mississippi certification and contracting programs on SupplierDiversity.com.
- The national directories (NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA) for suppliers certified outside Mississippi.
- Every certifying body, what it certifies, and how to verify.