Illinois DBE Reevaluation: What "Ineligible" Means in the IL UCP Directory

If your firm appears as "Ineligible" in the Illinois UCP directory, the directory's own notice explains why: the firm has not submitted the documentation required for reevaluation. It also says those firms have not been decertified and may still submit.

What the Illinois directory notice says

• The IL UCP completed reevaluation, as of March 24, 2026, of the firms that submitted their information by January 31, 2026.
• Firms shown as "Certified" have been recertified under the current federal rule and can be counted for DBE goal credit.
• Firms shown as "Ineligible" have not submitted the required documentation. They cannot currently be counted for goal credit on USDOT-assisted projects.
• Firms that were decertified in reevaluation were removed from the directory.

On November 12, 2026 the directory listed 1,190 of its 2,830 firms as Ineligible.

What "Ineligible" costs you

A prime contractor cannot use an Ineligible firm toward a DBE goal on a federally assisted project. The directory tells primes it is their responsibility to check. In practice that means you are not called for that work until your status changes.

How to get reevaluated

Submit to the Illinois agency that certified you:

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

Under the federal final rule, a firm that has still not submitted by March 24, 2027 is disqualified automatically. See the federal deadlines.

Official sources

• Illinois UCP directory search, which carries the notice
• IDOT DBE certification page