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Supplier Diversity Newsletter |
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Greetings Partners,
Every month we share a list of the most recent state certified businesses including the business name, contact information, business description, etc. This list is best utilized regularly in combination with OMWBE's Directory of Certified Businesses.
Please contact our Supplier Diversity team for assistance using our online directory, or to schedule a virtual training for your procurement team.
Email: supplierdiversity@omwbe.wa.gov
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Kudos to our Agencies and Universities!
We want to thank the following agencies and universities for giving the Access Equity Outreach module a try!
- Central Washington University (CWU)
- Department of Enterprise Services (DES)
- University of Washington (UW)
- Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
- Department of Corrections (DOC)
- Washington State Department of Veteran's Affairs (DVA)
- Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC)
Kudos!
Access Equity Contract Compliance Updates:
We are in the process of reaching out to everyone for round two of check-ins. If you do not have any contracts with subcontractors to enter into the system, we’re simply asking a handful of questions and counting that as our quarterly check-in. Please reply promptly so we can mark you off our list!
If you do have contracts in the system, please get all the data in for FY24. We will be reaching out to you starting in August to schedule meetings to discuss the work you’ve done. Thank you for your continued participation!
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We are happy to announce that our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023 is available! See highlights below and visit our website to view the full report.
FY 2023 Annual Report Highlights:
- 3,250 businesses certified with OMWBE at the end of FY 2023.
- 2,685 businesses held OMWBE State Certification, and 1,598 businesses held OMWBE Federal Certification. Businesses can be dual-certified.
- Certification analysts supported small and diverse businesses by responding to 4,925 certification related questions.
- 205 businesses held 295 loans in the Linked Deposit Program at the end of FY 2023 worth a combined total value of $101,446,385.
- Agencies and institutions of higher education spent a combined $253,548,662 with OMWBE Certified Businesses, representing 3.21% of total eligible state spending.
- Combined spending rose from 2.96% in FY 2022 to 3.21% in FY 2023. State agencies achieved 4.86%, and institutions of higher education 0.71%.
- Fully launched the enterprise reporting tool, Access Equity, in February 2024.
- Welcomed six certified minority and women business owners to participate as voting members of the Governor’s Subcabinet on Business Diversity.
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