Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.20
Liaison Scott Carlin
Submission Date July 15, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

LIU Post
OP-15: Inclusive and Local Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00 Kirk Lenga
Associate Vice President for Finance
Budgets
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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:

In Policy Number P1400, Long Island University establishes standards for vendor selection. The policy explicitly states that:

"Federal regulations and best business practices require that awards be made to vendors whose responses to solicitations are the most advantageous to the University, based on quality, price and other relevant factors including sustainability and environmentally preferable sourcing practices."

The policy also states that "every effort should be made to utilize suppliers who can certify that they meet federal and state standards for small, disadvantaged, minority and/or women-owned vendors as well as environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP)."


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (inclusive and local expenditures)?:
No

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