Georgia DBE Reevaluation: GDOT and MARTA Narrative Deadline

The Georgia Department of Transportation states that all currently certified Georgia DBE firms must submit a Personal Narrative and a Personal Net Worth statement for reevaluation by December 24, 2026, and that a firm that does not submit by then will be disqualified.

Where your narrative goes

Georgia's Unified Certification Program has two certifying agencies. You submit to the one that originally certified your firm:

• GDOT for most of the state.
• MARTA for firms located in Clayton, DeKalb or Fulton County.

The Georgia UCP directory shows the certifying agency for each firm. GDOT's DBE page links the Personal Narrative form and its own reevaluation webinar.

What to submit

• A Personal Narrative from each owner counted toward disadvantaged ownership.
• A current Personal Net Worth statement.

The dates

December 24, 2026 is both the date in the federal rule for state programs to finish and the date GDOT gives firms to submit. Under the federal rule, a firm that has not responded receives a notice and is disqualified automatically if it has still not submitted by March 24, 2027. GDOT's page gives December 24 as the deadline for Georgia firms, so treat that as your date. See how the two federal dates work.

Official sources

• GDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise page
• USDOT DBE forms, including the Personal Net Worth statement