Texas Unified Certification Program (TUCP)

The Texas Unified Certification Program is a certification process for the Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Programs in Texas. That means a business’ DBE certification is valid at any Texas entity that receives U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) funds and has a DBE Program. (See TUCP Participating Entities below.) Small businesses desiring DBE certification will submit their application [pdf, 30 pages, 357kb] to one of six certifying agencies within the state. The business’ location will determine which agency to contact. This eliminates the previous need to complete several different application packets and submit them to several different agencies for the same DBE program certification. Firms certified by each of the six agencies are included in one consolidated and centralized DBE Directory. The TUCP is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Benefits of DBE Program Certification through the TUCP:

• Lists your business in a central DBE Directory.
• A Federal DBE Program certificate is issued for display in your business office.
• Provides the opportunity to bid as a DBE at all participating entities in the state for all DOT transportation modes, including aviation, highways, and public transportation.
• TUCP DBE Uniform Certification Application [pdf, 30 pages, 357kb]
• TUCP DBE Directory
• Certifying Agencies and Regional Map
• TUCP Participating Entities [pdf, 1 page, 71kb]