Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.34
Liaison Jennifer Andrews
Submission Date July 29, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of New Hampshire
OP-15: Inclusive and Local Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Lisa Pollard
Purchasing Manager
UNH Purchasing and Contract Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated intent to support disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local community-based businesses?:
Yes

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A copy of the policy, guidelines or directive governing inclusive and local purchasing:
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The policy, guidelines or directive governing inclusive and local purchasing:
The University System of New Hampshire Purchasing Policy dictates that: "Small Business/Diversity Relations. USNH encourages and supports the use of local businesses and businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans. It is USNH practice to provide these concerns maximum practicable opportunity to participate in purchasing opportunities."

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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (inclusive and local expenditures)?:
Yes

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The percentage of total purchases from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises and/or local community-based businesses:
50

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The website URL where information about the institution’s inclusive and local purchasing policies and/or program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Local for UNH is New Hampshire as we don’t have the means to run purchasing reports based on mileage. Spent with NH vendors % of total spend total spend FY13 $84,129,568.86 45.8% $183,493,518.81 Inclusive (caveat – we can report on this ONLY if the vendor has provided the information. It is optional to tell us, so in many cases, we don’t know if they are or not.) Spent with Disadvantaged Vendors % of total spend total spend FY13 $7,555,523.91 4.1% $183,493,518.81 Vendor Types DD: Disabled Veteran Busn Ent (DVBE) DE: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DO: Disabled Owned DV: Disadvantaged Veteran Enterp (DVE) MB: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) VB: Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) VO: Veteran Owned VV: Vietnam Veteran WB: Women Business Enterprise (WBE) WO: Women Owned

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