Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3364 - University of Toledo › Chapter 3364-12 - Diversity Training › Section 3364-12-01 - Supplier diversity

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement
The university of Toledo (UToledo) is committed to the efforts
				of strengthening relationships and increasing supplier diversity and inclusion
				by providing procurement opportunities for goods, services and construction
				projects to qualified diverse suppliers. This includes but is not limited to
				state of Ohio certified minority business enterprises (MBE), women business
				enterprises (WBE), veteran business enterprises (VBE),
				bureau of services for the visually impaired ("BSVI"), and small
				businesses as established in the encourage diversity, growth and equity (EDGE)
				program, along with services disabled veteran owned, and LBGT owned.
UToledo's supplier diversity program is designed to foster and
				create the development and growth of these diverse suppliers thus contributing
				to the economic development of our community and surrounding areas.
UToledo's supplier diversity and inclusion program's core
				objectives are to provide education, outreach and to demonstrate continued
				growth year over year in number of suppliers and dollar opportunities awarded
				to diverse suppliers.
Departments are encouraged to explore opportunities to include
				diverse suppliers to compete for their purchases whenever possible. When all
				business considerations are determined to be equal among competitive suppliers,
				UToledo will consider awarding contracts to diverse suppliers up to a five
				percent differential in price; if budget/resources are available.
(B) Roles and responsibilities
All departments, divisions, agencies and authorities of the
				university will comply with this policy to ensure equality of opportunity and
				nondiscrimination in the internal affairs of the university, with the public,
				and with individuals or organizations that do or desire to do business with the
				university.
UToledo's purchasing department is responsible for identifying
				and qualifying diverse suppliers and for ensuring equal opportunity for
				suppliers in the formal request for proposal processes for goods and
				services.
For construction projects, the facilities and construction team
				encourages prime and sub-contracting opportunities (tier two) and requires
				certain percentages of small business participation where applicable.
All departments have a social responsibility to include these
				qualified suppliers as part of competitive procurement actions to promote,
				increase and improve the participation of diverse suppliers.
(C) Procedure
UToledo's purchasing department will work with national,
				regional and local certification entities to maintain awareness of resources
				and will encourage suppliers who have not obtained their certification to
				connect with one of the certifying agencies for assistance.
The purchasing department will actively search for certified
				diverse suppliers who can provide competitive, high quality goods and services
				as part of all strategic sourcing events. Purchasing will maintain supplier
				diversity information on the supply chain website for campus users operational
				purchases.
Reporting: Monitoring and reporting campus purchase activity is
				an integral part of this supplier diversity program. Monthly, colleges and
				departments will submit electronically to supply chain the actual amounts spent
				with diverse suppliers.
Related Links:
Certified MBE suppliers via the DAS website
https://eodreporting.oit.ohio.gov/mbe-certification
Certified WBE suppliers via the DAS website (database not yet
				available)
Certified VBE suppliers via the DAS website (database not yet
				available)
EDGE suppliers via the DAS website
https://eodreporting.oit.ohio.gov/edge-certification
Certified MBE suppliers via the OSMDC website
https://ohiomsdc.org/
Certified MBE suppliers via the NMSDC website
https://nmsdc.org/
Certified MBE and WBE suppliers via the city of Toledo
https://toledo.oh.gov/business/how-to-do-business-with-the-city/mbe-wbe
BSVI website: Services for the
				Visually Impaired | Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities