ACDBE/DBE Certified Businesses by the Department of Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Open Data
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2026
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Title
ACDBE/DBE Certified Businesses by the Department of Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Description
This dataset includes Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program (PA UCP) Firms certified as Airport Concessionaire Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBE)/Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBEs) by the Department of Equity and Inclusion. It does not include all PA UCP certified businesses in Allegheny County. A complete list of firms certified by the PA UCP is available at [dotsbe.pa.gov](https://paucp.dbesystem.com/). Allegheny County is one of five certifying participant in the PA UCP. Firms wishing to be certified can do so at no cost through DEI. According to the Federal Department of Transportation, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) are for-profit small business concerns where socially and economically disadvantaged individuals own at least a 51% interest and control management and daily business operations. To encourage participation in government contracting, these businesses can be eligible for contract set-asides and help organizations meet participation goals. To participate in these programs, a small business owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals must receive DBE certification from the relevant state- generally through the state Uniform Certification Program (UCP). The PA UCP is established in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26 and 49 CFR Part 23. More information can be found at [Electronic Code of Federal Regulations](https://www.ecfr.gov). Automatic updates to this dataset have been restored. The source for this data is the the [PAUCP web site](https://paucp.dbesystem.com/).
Creator
Allegheny County
Publisher
Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Open Data
Subject
Business & Economy
Temporal Coverage
Last Modified: 2026-02-09
Date Issued
2023-05-21
Rights
Creative Commons CCZero
License
http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-zero
Access Rights
Public
Language
English
Date Added
March 31, 2026
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Open Data on 2026-03-30.
Allegheny County (2023). ACDBE/DBE Certified Businesses by the Department of Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Open Data. https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/allegheny-county-certified-mwdbe-businesses (dataset)