The Supplier diversity efforts supports Georgetown University’s goal of creating positive economic impact in the Washington D.C. metro region. Georgetown encourages local suppliers to reach out, engage and develop business relationships with the University’s Procurement Services department.
Certification validates that a business is owned, managed, operated and controlled by an ethnic minority or woman.
Georgetown accepts both self-certifications and formal local, federal, and commercial supplier diversity certifications. Certifications can assist your business in accessing a variety of public and private contract opportunities.
For Suppliers
Does Your Business Qualify
If you are able to answer “yes” to any of the questions below, you may be an eligible candidate for Georgetown supplier diversity efforts.
1. Is your company certified as one of the following business categories:
DC CDE Certification requires that business headquarters are physically located in DC, and that either owned, operated, and controlled by a District-based enterprise or at least 51% owned and operated by DC residents.
Businesses can apply to be a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), a designation within CBE. Businesses owners must submit a Personal Net Worth Statement and a letter explaining why they are socially or economically disadvantaged.
The process for any of Maryland’s certifications is 1) Application submitted 2) Submitted documents are investigated 3) MBE advisory council (MBEAC) reviews investigation report 4) MBEAC chair makes a determination and notifies businesses
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification requires that businesses be at least 51% owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged individuals.
Service-disable Veteran Small Business Certification requires that businesses must be at least 51% owned and operated by one or more service-disabled veterans.
To apply for Service-disable Veteran Small Business Certification:
Certification validates that a business is owned, managed, operated and controlled by an ethnic minority or woman.
Georgetown accepts both self-certifications and formal local, federal, and commercial supplier diversity certifications. Certifications can assist your business in accessing a variety of public and private contract opportunities. The following organizations can assist your business in acquiring relevant certifications:
Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (commercial certification for minority-owned businesses) crmsdc@crmsdc.org (301) 593-5860 http://www.crmsdc.org/
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (commercial certification for women-owned businesses) info@wbenc.org (202) 872-5515 https://www.wbenc.org/
Non-M/WBE vendors are welcome to seek contracting opportunities with the University. However, to be identified as an M/WBE supplier, the vendor must be certified.
A minority-owned business is one in which a minimum of 51 percent of the voting stock is owned and controlled by one or more minority group members. A minority individual or group must control the policy-making process and direct the daily operations of the firm. If the business is publicly owned, minority group members must control a minimum of 51 percent of the voting stock and must direct the management and daily business operations. The University recognizes the following groups as minority:
African/Black American: United States citizens whose origins are in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic American: United States citizens of Hispanic heritage from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean basin only.
Native American: United States citizens who are American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, or Native Hawaiian and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band, or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States and must provide proof through a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (i.e., tribal registry letter, tribal roll registration number).
Asian-Pacific American: United States citizens whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific, or the Northern Marianas.
Asian-Indian American: United States citizens whose origins are in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other subcontinental Asian countries.
A women-owned business is one in which a minimum of 51 percent of the voting stock is owned by one or more women. A woman or women must control the policymaking process and direct the daily operations of the firm. If the business is publicly owned, a woman or women must control a minimum of 51 percent of the voting stock and must direct the management and daily business operations.
