Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Jessica Bast
Submission Date April 5, 2012
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North Carolina State University
OP-T2-24: Historically Underutilized Businesses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Tracy Dixon
Sustainability Director
Sustainability
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Does the institution seek to support historically underutilized businesses, minority-owned businesses, and women owned-businesses?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution meets the criteria:

The State of North Carolina encourages all state agencies to expend up to 4% of their total procurement dollars with Historically Underutilized Businesses(HUB) vendors. This program is intended to stimulate the economic development of minority, women-owned, and physically disabled businesses.

The Purchasing Department places orders with HUB vendors whenever appropriate. University departments are also encouraged to procure through HUB vendors when utilizing the Small Purchases policy.

The HUB Business Directory is maintained by the Division of Purchase and Contract . These directories list HUB vendors alphabetically, by commodity number, and by construction industry number.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All information found online.


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