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<br />Describe any Women or Minority
<br />Sourcewell members in the public sector promote diversity and local business initiatives through their
<br />Business Entity (WMBE), Small
<br />procurement requirements. There are many types of diverse supplier requirements, including minority -
<br />Business Entity (SBE), or veteran
<br />and woman -owned, small business, veteran -owned businesses, and LGBT-owned businesses.
<br />owned business certifications that
<br />Sourcewell's ideal partner on this contract will empower all types of diverse suppliers in the
<br />your company or hub partners have
<br />marketplace, not just one or two.
<br />obtained. Upload documentation of
<br />CDWG does not hold any WMBE, SBE, or veteran -owned business certifications. Our focus lies in
<br />certification (as applicable) in the
<br />creating a meaningful sourcing plan with minority, small, local, veteran -owned, and other diverse
<br />document upload section of your
<br />suppliers. By not being a diverse prime, we have the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to
<br />response.
<br />partner with diverse suppliers and bring them with us to the Sourcewell opportunity. That's part of the
<br />CDW Experience. Through data extracted from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages,
<br />we estimate the economic impact from our U.S. supply chain supported over 6,800 Diverse and 3,600
<br />Diverse Small Business Enterprise American jobs in 2018. Also, in our experience customer diversity
<br />initiatives are not always met by one or two specific certifications. Each customer has different goals
<br />and CDWG is an ideal partner because our diverse supplier network contains partners with the
<br />following certifications:
<br />Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
<br />Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
<br />Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual Business (LGBT)
<br />Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)
<br />Disability Business (USBLN)
<br />Women Owned Small Business (WOSB)
<br />Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
<br />Veteran -Service Disabled Veteran
<br />Small Business
<br />HUBZone We launched our Supplier Diversity program over a decade ago. Our leader in Supplier
<br />Diversity, Kristin Malek, was named one of DiversityPlus Magazine's Top 25 Women in Power Impacting
<br />Diversity 2019. Kristin and CDWG coworkers participate in workshops designed to help diverse suppliers
<br />learn about contracting opportunities. Recently they attended an event with the City of New York that
<br />attracted over 60 diverse suppliers. In recent years, CDWG has seen continued increases in diverse
<br />spend since the program's inception. 2018 overall reported diversity spend exceeded $213, equating to
<br />12% of our organization total spend with suppliers. In the same year, we were named a Finalist by the
<br />National Minority Supplier Development Council for Corporation of the Year. In 2019, we were named
<br />US Veterans Magazine Best of the Best Supplier Diversity Program. Please see a letter of
<br />recommendation from QnA Tech, a small minority owned firm focusing on IT solutions, as further, real -
<br />world evidence of our commitment to working with diverse suppliers.
<br />CDWG can offer Sourcewell members partnerships in one of two ways: The Tier I
<br />Program
<br />CDW is continuously developing other diverse partnerships to meet customers' Tier I needs, which is
<br />where customer spend goes directly to the diverse firm. In fact, we offer an online registration tool
<br />where businesses can register for future opportunities with CDW. Our growing list of suppliers means
<br />that customers can count on CDW to deliver against their diversity spending targets. CDW has also
<br />partnered with MBE/WBE leasing companies that can support customers' Tier I spend requirements.
<br />The Tier II Program In an effort to foster even more opportunities for small, diverse businesses, CDW
<br />launched a Tier II Supplier Diversity Program in 2009 for its key manufacturing, distribution and
<br />logistics partners. The program's goal is simple: to further opportunities for competitive diverse
<br />companies to supply goods and services to CDW and deliver them to our customers. CDW also
<br />provides Tier II reporting to customers that track their spending (typically for tax incentives), ensuring
<br />that suppliers meet contract compliance and obligations. Our Tier II reports show the items that CDW
<br />purchased from diverse suppliers, all items that our customers purchased from CDW, and all items
<br />that CDW purchased from diverse suppliers to fulfill customer orders directly.
<br />One more important aspect of the CDW Supplier Diversity program is our support and participation in
<br />various organizations and events focused on developing relationships and business opportunities within
<br />diverse communities. CDW is a National Corporate Member of the National Minority Supplier
<br />Development Council, Inc. and The Women's Business Enterprise National Council. CDW supports other
<br />organizations, such as the Chicago Minority Business Development Council, Inc., the Women's Business
<br />Development Center of Chicago, the Minority Business Development Agency of Chicago, the National
<br />Veteran Owned Business Association, and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Not only
<br />does CDW contribute financially to these organizations, we also engage on advisory councils, attend
<br />and host events, and provide resources to support the organizations' focus on continued growth
<br />and success.
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<br />What unique attributes does your
<br />company, your products, or your
<br />services offer to Sourcewell
<br />Members? What makes your
<br />proposed solutions unique in your
<br />industry as it applies to Sourcewell
<br />members?
<br />When Sourcewell evaluates vendors for this next Technology Solutions Catalog contract, we suspect
<br />many of the product and services catalogs will overlap. That's life at the top of the IT solutions
<br />market, we suppose. But how many of these vendors can stand apart and point to unique solutions?
<br />Unique in the true sense of the word. CDWG stands apart with the following unique attributes we
<br />offer Sourcewell members: Sales Support CDW•G's Sales Academy equips new sales coworkers with
<br />the skills and knowledge necessary to be effective, successful, and consultative extensions of your IT
<br />staff. The Sales Academy is a five -and -a- half -month curriculum for Public sector, Corporate, and
<br />Small Business sales account representatives consisting of three phases: Phase I: offers a classroom
<br />environment focused on immersing account representatives into the CDWG culture, systems,
<br />technology and professional selling skills Phase II: provides an opportunity for account representatives
<br />to immerse themselves into CDWG segment specific training as well as practice their skills.
<br />Phase III: account representatives work with CDWG customers while continuing their development with
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