The State of New Jersey has four agencies which certify that a business is a bona fide minority business enterprise (MBE) or women business enterprise (WBE).  The four agencies (NJ Department of Transportation, NJ Department of Treasury, NJ Transit and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) have a formal certification process which are directed by federal and/or New Jersey state regulations in the determination of a firm’s MBE/WBE status.  Upon completion of this process, MBE/WBE firms are provided with the opportunity to compete for state and/or federally funded contracts. 

• NJ Department of Transportation
  Division of Civil Rights/Affirmative Action
  P.O. Box 600, 1035 Parkway Avenue
  Trenton, New Jersey 08625
  609-530-3882 (p)
  609-530-4030 (f)
  https://www.nj.gov/transportation/business/civilrights/
  
  
• NJ Department of Treasury
  Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
  33 West State Street, P.O. Box 455
  Trenton, New Jersey 08625
  609-292-2146 (p)
  609-292-9145 (f)
  https://www.nj.gov/njbusiness/
  
  
• NJ Transit
  Office of Business Development- DBE
  One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ 07105
  973-491-8065 (p)
  973-491-4011 (f)
  http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=DiversityTo
  
  
• Port Authority of New York/New Jersey
  Office of Business Diversity and Civil Rights – Certification Unit
  233 Park Avenue South, 4th floor
  New York, NY 10003
  212-435-7808 (p)
  http://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/supplier-diversity.html