New Orleans Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Directory

New Orleans maintains a directory of firms certified as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) for procurement participation. The City of New Orleans published this snapshot of the directory as of November 11, 2019. Only firms listed here or in the state directory count toward DBE participation goals for city contracts.

Use Cases

• Filter for 'Certified' status and 'Certifying Agency' to identify valid DBE partners for contract compliance.
• Match 'Commodity Codes' and 'Service Type' from a project's needs to potential DBE vendors in the directory.
• Analyze geographic distribution of DBEs using 'Mailing Address' and 'Physical Address' columns.
• Contact DBE firms for solicitation using provided 'Phone', 'Email', and 'Website' fields.
• Identify business ownership demographics by parsing 'Owner First' and 'Owner Last' names in conjunction with 'Certification Type'.

Strengths

• Includes 17 distinct columns detailing firm identity, contact, capabilities, and certification.
• Data is sourced directly from the City of New Orleans's official supplier diversity program.
• Explicitly defines the authoritative list for DBE participation goals in city procurement.

Limitations

• Dataset is a static snapshot from 2019, making firm status and contact information potentially outdated.
• No row count is provided, preventing assessment of sample size and coverage.
• Relies on self-reported or agency-reported data for 'Capability' and other fields without independent verification.

Provenance

Source

City of New Orleans, via data.nola.gov on the Socrata platform.

Collection Method

Official directory of firms certified by the City's supplier diversity program and other agencies.

Time Range

Snapshot as of November 11, 2019.

Freshness

Last updated on 2019-11-11; update frequency is null.

Geography

City of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.