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Information/requirements on becoming an IBM supplier
Please select your geography from the list of geographies below. Once selected, please choose the commodity that best describes your product and/or service. A contact name, phone number, and e-mail address is provided within each commodity section for questions regarding the process. A link to the request form for a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) report (to be generated at your expense) is also provided. Please be advised that there are no guarantees that you will become an IBM supplier once the D&B request form is filled out and submitted. Additionally, please register your business, including any diverse designations, via the Emptoris sourcing portfolio.
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Diverse supplier eligibility and contact information
To qualify as a minority supplier, a company must be at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more U.S. citizens from any of the following ethnic groups: African American, Hispanic, Native (including Eskimo and Native Hawaiians), and Asian Americans; or is "minority controlled" by 30 percent of its voting stock, board of directors, and management. Women owned businesses must be 51 percent owned, managed, and controlled by U.S. citizens.
People with disabilities must be 51 percent owned, managed, and controlled by disabled or disabled veterans' organizations that employ a substantial number of people with disabilities and must be U.S. citizens. GLBT owned businesses who wish to be identified as gay and lesbian owned businesses should contact IBM's program director for gay and lesbian suppliers, Irwin Drucker, at 561-862-2076.
IBM accepts certifications/documentation from the following organizations:
- Minority owned [The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and its regional affiliate councils. The Small Business Administration (SBA) and other federal, state, or local (county, city) government agencies.]
- Woman owned [The Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and other federal, state, or local (county, city) government agencies.]
- Person with disability (copy of letter from public health department which establishes eligibility for benefits; e.g., parking placards, etc. For organizations that employ people with disabilities, documentation from a federal or state agency.)
- Veteran (verification from Department of Veterans Affairs, indicating honorable discharge from the armed services.)
- Disabled veteran (verification from Department of Veterans Affairs indicating that the business owner has a service-connected disability and was honorably discharged from the armed services.)
- GTLB owned business (National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC))
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Help desk
Becoming an IBM Supplier
Gorty Kumar
IBM Corporation
(845) 894-9239 (phone)
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