New Certification

The MBE, WBE and IVOSB electronic application platform will launch February 27, 2020. IDOA DSD will no longer be accepting paper applications following March 31, 2021. Applicants may submit their application by following this process: Certification Application – Application Process  Before submitting your application be sure to view the following guide "Certification Application – Before You Begin". There you will find valuable information regarding your application and required documentation.
Once you have completed your application please  view the following guide that address the steps that follow: Certification Application – After Submission

If you applied for a bidder registration number before March 1, 2021 and you would like to apply for the MBE/WBE/IVOSB certification, please complete the following steps:

• Log in to your bidder profile.
• Select “Yes” to the Minority/Women/Veteran Businesses profile question and save your option.
• Close your browser.
• Upon opening your browser again, clear your cache and then log back into the system.
• The Supplier Diversity Application tile should now be available. If it is not, please allow twenty-fours before submitting a help desk ticket.
• Don't register with an invalid TIN and always submit a help desk ticket if you have forgotten your User ID. If you try to register and receive the duplicate TIN number error, please STOP, do not attempt to get around the message by changing a digit on the TIN, instead, please submit a help desk ticket or call us at 317-232-3061.

For more information on how to complete this process visit https://www.in.gov/idoa/wbt/DSDCert_BeforeYouBegin/index.html.

For general questions, please contact us by phone at 317-232-3061 or by email at mwbe@idoa.in.gov. 

Indiana Firms: Certification Steps

Recertification

Don't submit a new application if your company is up for recertification. To recertify your business, please contact  IDOA DSD at mwbe@idoa.in.gov for a unique link to your application. After you receive your unique link, please reference the following guides:

Recertification Application – Before You Begin  
Recertification Application – Application Process  
Recertification Application – After Submission

Annual Updates

Don't submit a new application if your company is up for ACE. Although certification is valid for a three-year period, businesses are required to submit an Affidavit of Continuing Eligibility (ACE) form annually with any changes affecting the following:

• Change in location or contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.)
• Change in services provided (amendment to certification)
• Change in ownership
• Change in control

To update your business changes, please contact  IDOA DSD at mwbe@idoa.in.gov for a unique link to your application and access to the ACE form.

Out-of-State Certification >>

Based on the outcome of the Governor’s Commission meeting held on January 12, 2009, the DSD office will only consider applications from out-of-state companies that are based in a state that recognizes Indiana certifications.

Before submitting your application be sure to view the following guides:

Certification Application – Before You Begin  
Certification Application – Application Process
Certification Application – After Submission

There you will find valuable information regarding your application and required documentation and steps following submission.

(out-of-state firms review this first)

Out-of-State Firms Certification

Maintaining Your Application >>

Although certification is valid for a three-year period, businesses are required to submit an  Affidavit of Continuing Eligibility (ACE) form annually. To request for classification code (UNSPSC) review and amendment, businesses must submit an Amendment Form.

To update your business changes, please contact  IDOA DSD at mwbe@idoa.in.gov for a unique link to your application and access to the ACE form.

Maintaining Your Application

Certification Partnerships >>

The Division of Supplier Diversity has executed cooperative agreements with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), the City of Indianapolis Office of Minority and Women Business Development (OMWBD), and the Great Lakes Women's Business Council (Great Lakes WBC) wherein certifications from these organizations will be considered as recommendations toward the state's MBE/WBE/IVOSBs certification.

Indiana Certification Partnerships