Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 72.62 |
Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
Submission Date | March 7, 2014 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Cornell University
OP-T2-25: Local Businesses
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Tom
Romantic Sr. Director Supply Management |
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Does the institution give preference to local products and businesses in its purchasing decisions? Local food purchases, which are covered in OP Credit 6: Food Purchasing, are not included in this credit.:
Yes
A brief description of the program:
(1) In our policy (page 12), we specify:
"Cornell University will promote the development of significant and mutually beneficial business relationships with diverse and local suppliers... For more information
on diverse suppliers, see www.sba.gov/services."
(2) Highlighted in our e-procurement tool
Highlighted list of vendors on web site:
http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/dfa/supply/supplierlist/suppliers.cfm
The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional information, including a listing of local and regional suppliers, is available on our web site at http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/procurement/local/index.cfm.
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