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.
New Mexico state directories
Start with the official state directory. It lists firms New Mexico 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.
NMDOT DBE Directory (B2Gnow Vendor Certification Search)
NMDOT's B2Gnow compliance system includes the public certified-vendor search for the state DBE program; under the 2025 federal reevaluation, only firms that clear review appear as active.
Open the directory ↗Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council
The regional National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliate serving New Mexico. Corporate buyers source certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its network.
Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council ↗Federal set-aside firms in New Mexico
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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico resources
- New Mexico certification and contracting programs on SupplierDiversity.com.
- The national directories (NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA) for suppliers certified outside New Mexico.
- Every certifying body, what it certifies, and how to verify.