Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.02
Liaison James Speer
Submission Date June 30, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Indiana State University
OP-15: Inclusive and Local Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.37 / 1.00 Kevin Barr
Director of Purchasing
Purchasing and Central Receiving
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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

A copy of the policy, guidelines or directive governing inclusive and local purchasing:
The policy, guidelines or directive governing inclusive and local purchasing:

We use a computer system that tracks minority and women owned businesses. We have a goal of 5% to each of those businesses. We publish that policy for all of our construction work. We have a company processing system that tracks minority and women owned businesses. We tracked 190 bids in the last year and sent to 404 minority and women owned businesses and averaged 2.12 minority businesses on every bid and just under 1 women business for every bid. We have achieved 7.63% minority owned contracts which was 5.40% of all expenditures. We have achieved 8.80% women owned contracts with 9.67% of all expenditures.


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

The percentage of total purchases from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises and/or local community-based businesses:
4

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:

Based on total expenditures, the percentage of purchases is 4%.
Based on total purchases from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises and/or local community-based businesses, the percentage of contracts is 16%.


Based on total expenditures, the percentage of purchases is 4%.
Based on total purchases from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises and/or local community-based businesses, the percentage of contracts is 16%.

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