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. NDDOT's program page states new in-state and interstate applications resume June 2026, but the live certification portal still told firms as of 2026-07-26 not to submit new applications until further notice, with no reopening date posted there. Expect a thin directory until this is resolved.
North Dakota state directories
Start with the official state directory. It lists firms North Dakota 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.
NDDOT DBE/ACDBE Certified Directory
The NDDOT Civil Rights Division's searchable directory of DBE and ACDBE certified firms, filterable by certification type, business description, commodity codes, and location, with a full Excel download of the directory.
Open the directory ↗North Central Minority Supplier Development Council
The regional National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliate serving North Dakota. Corporate buyers source certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its network.
North Central Minority Supplier Development Council ↗Federal set-aside firms in North Dakota
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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota resources
- North Dakota certification and contracting programs on SupplierDiversity.com.
- The national directories (NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA) for suppliers certified outside North Dakota.
- Every certifying body, what it certifies, and how to verify.