Heads up
SCDOT's separate SCUCP DBE directory was offline for the federal DBE re-evaluation when we checked in July 2026; contact SCDOT's DBE office (DBECertification@scdot.gov) for a firm's current DBE status.
South Carolina state directories
Start with the official state directory. It lists firms South Carolina 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.
SC SMBCC Certified Business List
The Small Business Division page hosting the SMBCC certification list as a PDF and a searchable Excel download, last updated June 2, 2026. The old osmba.sc.gov and smbcc.sc.gov addresses redirect here.
Open the directory ↗Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council
The regional National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliate serving South Carolina. Corporate buyers source certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through its network.
Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council ↗Federal set-aside firms in South Carolina
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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina resources
- South Carolina certification and contracting programs on SupplierDiversity.com.
- The national directories (NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA) for suppliers certified outside South Carolina.
- Every certifying body, what it certifies, and how to verify.