Supplier Diversity

Supplier Diversity

ISC Solutions strongly believes that our supplier base should reflect the markets and customers we serve, and maintain our high standards of service and pricing. Our primary objectives:

  • Provide a fair, level playing field for diverse, minority-owned and women-owned businesses to compete on the basis of superior service and pricing;
  • Increase growth of contracts with diverse businesses and monitor progress against established goals;
  • Communicate the value and business case for supplier diversity internally and externally and
  • Partner with other organizations, diversity groups and our prime supplier base to increase Direct Tier 2 opportunities.

Certification Criteria

The ISC Solutions Supplier Diversity Program recognizes prospective suppliers certified by a third party agency. The primary agencies we recognize are listed below:

National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA)
U.S. Small Business Administration Program (SBA)

We seek to establish ongoing relationships with suppliers who are certified as 51% owned and operated by business owners referenced in the following categories:

  • Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE)
    • African American
    • Asian
    • Hispanic
    • Native American
  • Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE)
  • Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (VET)
  • Small Business Enterprises (SBE)

Supplier Diversity Events

ISC Solutions is active in many local, regional and national organizations, and we seek to assist diverse, minority and women-owned businesses to compete on the basis of superior service and price. For a listing of the events that we attend on an annual basis, please see below.

April 18 - 20, 2011 Chicago, IL
Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council

44th Annual Opportunity Fair

May 10 - 12, 2011 Detroit, MI
Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council
30th Annual Michigan Minority Procurement Conference and Trade Fair

May 23 - 25, 2011 Columbus, OH
South Central Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council
37th Annual Ohio Business Opportunity Fair

June 18 - 22, 2011 Chicago, IL

40th Annual Conference of the Rainbow Push Coalition and Citizenship Educational Fund

September 15, 2011 Auburn Hills, MI

2011 Chrysler Matchmaker

October 5-6, 2011 Detroit, MI
Rainbow Push Coalition

12 Annual Global Automotive and Energy Summit

October 30 - November 2, 2011 Atlanta, GA
National Minority Supplier Development Council

2011 NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fair

November 15 - 16, 2011 Cincinnati, OH
2011 Toyota Opportunity Exchange

 

For more information on Supplier Diversity contact Richard Counts.