Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.13
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date Oct. 12, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
OP-T2-24: Historically Underutilized Businesses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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Does the institution seek to support historically underutilized businesses, minority-owned businesses, and women owned-businesses?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution meets the criteria:

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: The university of Tennessee, consistent with state and federal law, seeks to optimize business opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses. The University will seek to do business with firms and organizations that demonstrate and embrace diversity within their programs and policies. Through these efforts The University of Tennessee will actively pursue its goal of building a more reflective marketplace for the community within the State of Tennessee.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Policy statement quoted from The University of Tennessee Purchasing Department General Bid Conditions.


Policy statement quoted from The University of Tennessee Purchasing Department General Bid Conditions.

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