Welcome the PA DBE Supportive Services Center website. In order to best help you, please help us identify what services your organization is eligible to receive. Please answer the qualifying questions below to help us best serve you. The selection of each answer will provide you with guidance on how to best receive assistance.
Qualifying Questions
Doing Business with PennDOT
1. Is your business a DBE certified by PAUCP?
Firms that are currently certified DBEs with the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program (PAUCP) are eligible for DBE Supportive Services.
Yes, my business is PAUCP Certified.
A Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) is a for-profit small business that is at least 51% owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged, or in the case of corporation, in which 51% of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the socially and economically disadvantages individuals who own it.
Check the PA Unified Certification Program to see if your firm is on that list.
No, my business is not a certified DBE by PAUCP.
No, I am not PAUCP Certified, but I have an eligible third-party certification.
If you have one of these certifications, you can receive assistance to become DBE certified.
- National Minority Supplier Development Council (MNSDC)
- Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBEC)
- Small Business Administration (SMA)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
If your business is a disadvantaged business, minority-owned or women-owned business or service disable veteran-owned or veteran-owned small business that has been certified by a third-party certifying organization, then your firm is eligible to receive assistance from the the PA Diverse Business Supportive Services Center (PADBSSC).
We encourage you to request information on how to become certified as a DBE with PAUCP. Once you become certified as a DBE with PAUCP, your firm will then become eligible for assistance from the PA DBE Supportive Services Center (PennDBE).
No, I am not PAUCP Certified nor do I have an eligible third-party certification.
In order for you to receive assistance from the DBE Supportive Services Center you must be a certified DBE with PAUCP.
If your firm is ineligible to receive assistance from the PA DBE Supportive Services Center and is ineligible to receive assistance from its program partner the Diverse Business Supportive Services Center in becoming a DBE with PAUCP, then please contact PennDOT Bureau of Equal Opportunity for more information on becoming a certified DBE at 800-468-4201 or visit the UCP website at www.PAUCP.com.
Sorry we were not able to qualify you as a certified DBE, please feel free to browse our website.
2. Has someone in your business taken the Annual Needs Assessment Survey?
Additionally, firms must have completed the DBE annual needs assessment within the last 12 months, which can be done anytime by visiting ana.penndbe.com and completing the survey.
Yes, I have completed the Annual Needs Assessment Survey.
Thank you for your feedback. Your completed survey helps us to serve you better. Now learn more about the services we can provide you.
No, how do take the survey.
Firms must have completed the DBE annual needs assessment within the last 12 months.
3. Is your business registered in ProRank Academy?
Yes, my business is registered.
Awesome! We are glad to hear you have joined the “The First Diversity Equity & Inclusion Ecosystem.” If you have not already, please update your profile on ProRank Academy to ensure your organization is visible and displays the most up-to-date information for your company to any potential clients, employees and program partners. ProRank Academy is the first point of contact for some firms when being engaged for networking and/or contract opportunities.
Click here to login to ProRank Academy.
No, my business is not registered.
ProRankAcademy.com is what we call “The First Diversity Equity & Inclusion Ecosystem”. This system is designed to promote diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) specifically with regards to publicly funded jobs and projects by helping diverse individuals and business owners Educate, Network, & Get Work.
ProRank Academy is also where virtual supportive services are delivered for certified DBEs. In order for your firm to receive supportive services virtually, network with other registered Project Owner, Prime & DBE users, access opportunities, take self-paced courses, someone from your firm must be registered in ProRank Academy.
PennDOT Registration
Is your business registered with PennDOT?
Yes, how are you registered?
We will walk you through each step of becoming prepared to do business with PennDOT.
No. Learn about the PennDOT Business Partner Registration
We will walk you through each step of becoming registered to do business with PennDOT.
Have you answered Yes to all the qualifying questions above
Let's get you ready to do business with PennDOT
