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The SDO allows federally certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) to use their DBE status to apply for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ SDO MBE, WBE, VBE, and/or Portuguese Business Enterprise (PBE) certifications.
To do so, the firm must be certified by the Unified Certification Program (UCP) in Massachusetts or another state as a DBE.
*Out-of-state DBE firms first must be recognized by the Massachusetts UCP through the Interstate DBE process. If not MA UCP recognized, then you must apply as an out-of-state business.
How to apply Apply for Diversity Certification Using your Federal UCP/DBE Certification
- Out-of-state DBE firms first must be recognized by the Massachusetts UCP through the Interstate DBE process.
- All firms certified by the Massachusetts UCP as a DBE or Interstate DBE must complete the fillable Application for Verification, and submit to the SDO with supporting documents.
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Certification dates: The SDO will conduct a certification review and, if approved, the firm will be issued an SDO MBE, WBE, VBE and/or PBE certification valid for three (3) years. Both the start and end date of the certification are determined by the SDO.
List of all individual State DBE Website Links.