From search to signed Good Faith Effort
in under 10 minutes.
DBE Source replaces the spreadsheet-and-googling routine with one connected workflow: find certified firms, solicit them, build your project, and auto-fill your GFE form — all from one dashboard.
The six steps of a DBE bid, simplified.
Every feature on the site exists to compress one of these six steps.
- 01
Search 130,000+ certified companies across every state at once
Find the right DBE, WBE, MBE, SBA, or ACDBE firms in seconds — by NAICS code, certification type, state, certifying agency, keyword, or ZIP radius.
- AI-powered natural language search ('plumbing contractors in Pittsburgh')
- Interactive map view
- Star ratings sourced from Google and DBE Source users
- 02
Save companies to Favorites & Lists
One click adds a firm to your shortlist. Organize favorites into custom lists by trade, region, or upcoming bid.
- Heart icon on every card — instant save
- Group into named lists (e.g. 'Earthwork subs')
- Add private notes per company
- Pull entire lists into projects later
- 03
Build a project for your bid
Set your bid amount, required NAICS codes, and bid date once. As you add committed DBE firms, your participation percentage updates live.
- Real-time DBE participation % calculation
- NAICS coverage status — green when covered, red when uncovered
- Track certification type and proposed contract amount per company
- Bulk add from favorites or saved lists
- 04
Send quote requests in bulk
Select up to 25 firms from search results and fan out a single quote request — each company gets a personalized email and threaded conversation.
- Bulk selection bar with one-click send
- Threaded messaging — replies stay tied to the project
- Track solicitation date, method, and response status
- 05
Generate Good Faith Effort forms
Flagship featurePick your state from the dropdown. DBE Source fills the entire DOT form from your project data — every header field, every per-DBE commitment row, every checkbox.
- 61 pre-built state templates (TxDOT, PennDOT, Caltrans, MDOT, and more)
- Auto generated solicitation log showing searches done, requests for proposals and messages sent all timestamped by DBE Source
- Excel template support
- Novel form ingestion — upload any state's form and we'll learn it
- 06
Verify and stay accurate
Every listing carries trust signals showing when the data was last verified, when the company was last certified, and how long they've been in business.
- 'Verified' date on every card from our quarterly DOT reimports
- Claimed owners can add founding year and certification dates
- Profile view counter visible to claimed owners
- 'Report Incorrect Info' button flags stale data to admins
And a lot more than just GFE forms.
The features below sit alongside the core workflow — included on every plan.
Team accounts
Buy a team account to create a central location for everyone involved in DBE good faith tracking.
Community forum
State-specific boards for DBE certification questions, contracting opportunities, and industry discussion.
50-state directory
Public SEO pages for every state with industry breakdowns — free to browse, no login needed.
AI-powered search
Type a sentence, get filters. Knowledgeable AI assisted search — no NAICS lookup required.
Photos + portfolios
Claimed companies can upload logos and up to 6 work-showcase photos.
Form review pipeline
Don't see your state's form? Submit it. Our admin team templatizes it for you (and everyone else).
Ready to skip the spreadsheet?
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