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Qualifications
To qualify for our supplier diversity program, you must be a for-profit enterprise, physically located in the United States or its trust territories and be certified as one of the following:
Minority Business Enterprises (MBE)
A business that is not less than 51% owned by minority group members (i.e., United States citizens who are African-American, Hispanic, Native American, or Asian) and whose management and daily operations are controlled by one or more minority group members. or, in the case of a publicly owned business, not less than 51% of the stock.
Women Business Enterprises (WBE)
A business that is not less than 51% owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51% of the stock must be owned by one or more women, and whose management and daily operations are controlled by one or more women.
Disabled Person Business Enterprises (DPBE)
A business that is not less than 51% owned by one or more persons with disability; or in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51% of the stock must be owned by one or more individuals with disability, and whose management and daily operations are controlled by one or more individuals with disability.
Service Disabled Veteran Enterprises (DVE)
a business that is not less than 51% owned, operated and controlled by a Disabled Veteran, a blind or severely handicapped person who is also a US citizen. A disabled owned business is one owned by one or more disabled persons with a permanent mental or physical impairment. To be considered a DVE business, a business must be certified by a state agency.
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