{"id":4769,"date":"2025-06-13T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/?page_id=4769"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:55:38","slug":"supplier-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/supplier-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Supplier Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"custom-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"custom-p2p-bar\" class=\"custom-p2p-bar-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- === OUR SERVICE SECTION === --><\/p>\n<section id=\"custom-our-service\" class=\"custom-our-service\">\n<div class=\"custom-our-service-inner\">\n<p style=\"color: white;\">Boston University has developed a Supplier Diversity Program to align with goals and objectives outlined in\u00a0Boston University\u2019s Strategic Plan. Our primary goal is to create a more diverse and inclusive supplier base and provide increased access and opportunity to underrepresented diverse businesses, both locally and nationally, to provide products and service to the Boston University community. By increasing the competitive landscape for Boston University business opportunities, departments can achieve best total value when contracting for goods and services and realize valuable cost savings, which can be leveraged for more strategic initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Vision Statement<\/strong>: To be the leader amongst peer urban research universities (AAU) in providing increased access and opportunity to certified diverse businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- SUPPLIER DIVERSITY DASHBOARD --><\/p>\n<section id=\"list-redirect-3\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Supplier Diversity Dashboard<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0 40px; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 1200px;\">Working with Continuous Improvement and Data Analytics (CIDA), Sourcing and Procurement has developed a Supplier Diversity Dashboard in PowerBI to allow faculty and staff to view and evaluate diversity spend metrics, including trend analysis. Viewing-access is automatically filtered based on the user&#8217;s role and access to fund center data in the SAP system. Please click here to view the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&#038;entry_id=1_erxu613h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplier Diversity Dashboard Training<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Supplier explorer--><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerbi-responsive-container\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Supplier Diversity Dashboard\" width=\"1140\" height=\"541.25\" src=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/reportEmbed?reportId=e6deb70d-54b7-4b75-924e-582493925878&#038;autoAuth=true&#038;ctid=d57d32cc-c121-488f-b07b-dfe705680c71\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"delegate-auth-section\" id=\"supexp1\">\n<div class=\"delegate-auth-background\"><img src=\"\/p2p\/files\/2025\/06\/24-1159-CAMPUSSTOCK-119-1.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"delegate-auth-overlay\">\n<div class=\"delegate-auth-card\">\n<h2 class=\"delegate-auth-card-title\">Our Internal Commitment to Boston University Requisitioners<\/h2>\n<p class=\"delegate-auth-card-description\"><strong>We are committed to delivering resources to our Requisitioner community by delivering on best practices, including:.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"commitment-list-4769\">\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Providing a searchable database by spend commodities and diversity classification<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Proactively including diverse suppliers in formal Request for Proposal (RFP) events, including smaller dollar purchases when departments request quotes (RFQ) through Fairmarkit.<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Offering departmental spend metrics and helping departments achieve their diverse supplier goals<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Arranging introductory meetings with diverse suppliers which meet department requirements<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Working with existing strategic suppliers to expand their secondary supplier network with diverse businesses<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Assessing standard contract requirements, including insurance, with diverse small businesses to reduce barriers to working with Boston University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- supplier CERTIFICATIONS --><\/p>\n<section id=\"supplier-diversity\">\n<h2>Supplier Certifications<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 20px; padding: 0 10px; line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;\">Our inclusion practice drives suppliers to deliver best total value to Boston University, including quality, service, and cost, while promoting economic growth to our target demographic of diverse businesses. Businesses recognized as a diverse supplier undergo a formal certification process by applying through the State or a national certifying agency. We aim to work with certified diverse suppliers with the following certifications:<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"text-align: left;\">*SBEs are not included in Boston University\u2019s diversity metrics unless there is another qualifying diverse attribute.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion-container-2\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"commitment11\">\n<div class=\"custom-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"commitment-section-4769\">\n<div class=\"commitment-left-4769\">\n<h2 class=\"commitment-title-4769\">Our Internal Commitment to Boston University Requisitioners<\/h2>\n<p class=\"commitment-subtitle-4769\">We are committed to delivering resources to our Requisitioner community by delivering on best practices, including:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"commitment-right-4769\">\n<ul class=\"commitment-list-4769\">\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Providing a searchable database by spend commodities and diversity classification<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Proactively including diverse suppliers in formal Request for Proposal (RFP) events, including smaller dollar purchases when departments request quotes (RFQ) through Fairmarkit.<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Offering departmental spend metrics and helping departments achieve their diverse supplier goals<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Arranging introductory meetings with diverse suppliers which meet department requirements<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Working with existing strategic suppliers to expand their secondary supplier network with diverse businesses<\/li>\n<li class=\"commitment-item-4769\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Assessing standard contract requirements, including insurance, with diverse small businesses to reduce barriers to working with Boston University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"contact-us0\" class=\"bulp-section bulp-promos bulp-promos-area2 economic-enclusion-box bulp-section-has-2 economic-inclusion-box\">\n<div class=\"bulp-intro\">\n<div class=\"bulp-container\">\n<h2 class=\"bulp-intro-title bulp-title-promos\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulp-content bulp-promos-content\">\n<div class=\"bulp-container\">\n<p><!-- Start for each promo --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"bulp-item bulp-promo bulp-item-content bulp-item-title economic-inclusion-card\">\n<div class=\"bulp-item-content bulp-promo-content\">\n<h3 class=\"bulp-item-title bulp-promo-title\">Boston University Requisitioners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bulp-item-description\">\n<p>Our team is prepared to assist in identifying certified diverse suppliers for your department needs. We are currently working on creating an updated supplier diversity database for Requisitioners. In addition, the Fairmarkit tool can be used to conduct a Request for Quotes (RFQs) where registered diverse suppliers with Boston University can be invited to bid. Fairmarkit will also review outgoing quote requests and manually add diverse suppliers when appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>For assistance on projects with more significant spend (~$100k+), please submit a Sourcing Request Form via\u00a0Guided\u00a0BUying\u00a0or submit an inquiry form on the\u00a0Financial Affairs Customer Service Portal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bulp-item-button bulp-promo-button bulp-promo-area1-button button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/bu.service-now.com\/fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FINANCIAL AFFAIRS customer service portal \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"bulp-item bulp-promo bulp-item-content bulp-item-title economic-inclusion-card\">\n<div class=\"bulp-item-content bulp-promo-content\">\n<h3 class=\"bulp-item-title bulp-promo-title\">Suppliers<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bulp-item-description\">\n<p>If you are a certified diverse business interested in working with Boston University, please submit a request via our\u00a0Interested Supplier Portal.<\/p>\n<p>Please remember this form is only used to express interest in supplying goods or services to Boston University. Submitting a request does not guarantee, or obligate, the University to transact with your company in any way. By submitting this form, you may receive a request for additional information, including a link to register as a supplier, which is required to receive a valid purchase order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bulp-item-button bulp-promo-button bulp-promo-area1-button button-primary\" href=\"http:\/\/bu.sourcing.ariba.com\/ad\/selfRegistration\/_c_\/C2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INTERESTED SUPPLIER PORTAL \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- End for each promo --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University has developed a Supplier Diversity Program to align with goals and objectives outlined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24996,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24996"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4769"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11372,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4769\/revisions\/11372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/p2p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}