Each 50-minute session will:
Focus on an implementation strategy in the new enterprise supplier diversity policy. Feature experts in…
Save money, reduce organizational risk, and make buying goods and services easy
More than 1,500 businesses, many of them small and diverse, use statewide contracts to sell their products and services directly to organizations like yours. We manage more than 200 statewide contracts that are carefully vetted to make sure they comply with state and local government, tribal governments', nonprofit, and educational institutions' legal requirements. Leverage our collective buying power to make getting what you need cheaper, safer, and simpler. You can also shop low-priced items for your home or business through our surplus operations and help vastly reduce our state's waste streams.
Success Story
In need of a generator to power large-scale water filtration projects, JJH Earthworks turned to DES and the federal surplus program available to veterans who own small businesses.
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Highlights from the report:
Janitorial supplies
Purchases of green janitorial products nearly doubled from 44% in 2020 to 80% in 2021.
The total…
The policy applies to all state government organizations that enter into contracts with vendors. It outlines the steps that agencies must take…