DBE Certification and Re-evaluation in Nevada

What it's for

Nevada's Unified Certification Program is run by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Civil Rights Office. It certifies Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), which lets a firm count toward DBE goals on USDOT-funded contracts. NDOT also handles ACDBE (airport concession) certification; its FAQ treats ACDBE firms the same way as DBEs for recertification. Other Nevada member agencies are not listed on the pages reviewed.

Where this state stands

• DOT's UCP status page lists Nevada's re-evaluation as In progress (page last updated Oct 2, 2026).
• NDOT's DBE Recertification FAQ says the process began Oct 3, 2025. The FAQ has blanks where the priority-review end date and the date new applications reopen should be, so those dates: not published.
• While under review, firms are "temporarily delisted" from B2Gnow and the DBE directory.
• How NDOT contacts you: by B2Gnow and email. Firms that qualify get a "Recertification Letter via B2G and email." Decertification notices include USDOT appeal rights.
• Narrative format: NDOT provides a questionnaire template and an example. No page or word limit, signature or notary rule is published. Each owner in the 51% disadvantaged ownership must submit their own narrative. DOT says the PN is the owner's own statement, not something for consultants to write.
• Federal rule: UCPs must finish by Dec 24, 2026 (one 3-month extension possible). Firms that don't respond get a final notice by Mar 24, 2027, then 90 days before disqualification.

Have this ready

For each owner who makes up the 51% disadvantaged ownership:

• Personal narrative (PN).
• Personal Net Worth (PNW) statement (NDOT posts the DBE PNW form). NDOT applies the $2.047 million cap per owner.
• 2024 personal federal tax returns.
• Optional supporting documents.

NDOT's DBE page also posts a DBE/ACDBE Certification Cover Letter Template and the Declaration of Eligibility form.

Steps

Already certified (re-evaluation):

1. Read NDOT's DBE Recertification FAQ on the DBE program page.
2. Download the PN questionnaire template and the PNW form from https://www.dot.nv.gov/doing-business/external-civil-rights/dbe-program
3. Prepare a PN, PNW and 2024 tax returns for each qualifying owner.
4. Upload them in B2Gnow at https://ndot.gob2g.com/ or email dbeservices@dot.nv.gov.
5. Watch B2Gnow and your email for questions and for NDOT's decision.
6. The UCP decides. If denied, the notice explains your USDOT appeal rights.

New applicants:

1. Check with NDOT (dbeservices@dot.nv.gov) whether new applications are open; the FAQ leaves the reopening date blank.
2. Apply in B2Gnow at https://ndot.gob2g.com/ with your PN, PNW and supporting documents.
3. Firms previously denied for disadvantaged ownership may reapply, per the FAQ.

After you're certified

• Your annual renewal (anniversary) date does not change because of recertification, per NDOT.
• Federal rules require a new Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) each year on that date, with your latest gross receipts (49 CFR 26.83). NDOT posts the DOE form.
• To add work codes, use NDOT's NAICS Code Expansion Request Form.
• Interstate firms: NDOT's FAQ says interstate DBEs will be decertified in Nevada and must give proof of recertification from their home-state certifier.

Watch out for

• Your firm drops out of the directory during review. Plan for that if primes look you up.
• If you are certified in Nevada through interstate certification, get recertified in your home state first, then send NDOT proof.
• Missing documents (especially 2024 tax returns) are a stated cause of delays.
• NDOT also runs a Mentor-Protégé Program (forms on the DBE page).
• Help from the UCP is free. You do not need to pay anyone to apply or to write your narrative.

What changed nationally, plus DOT's narrative and net worth checklists →

Sources

• www.transportation.gov/UCPstatus
• www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-19688
• www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-A/part-26/subpart-E/section-26.83
• www.dot.nv.gov/doing-business/external-civil-rights/dbe-program
• www.dot.nv.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/24577/639197065695830000

FindMyBids isn't affiliated with USDOT or any certifying agency, and this isn't legal advice. Your state's UCP decides who qualifies. FindMyBids never writes personal narratives and never asks for your net worth figures.