Supplier Diversity Program

Our goal is to promote, develop, and encourage the use of minority-, women-, and disabled veteran-owned businesses (MWDVBEs) while maintaining best-in-class supply chain practices for obtaining goods and services.

The following criteria is used to evaluate suppliers in this program:

• Certification with organizations such as NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council), WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council), etc. Non-certified suppliers will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Provides appropriate value-added goods and services
• Financial stability
• Ability to grow
• Total cost/price
• References and proven track record
• Meets supplier requirements as outlined in the Global Supplier Qualification Questionnaire