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The National Supplier Diversity Institute works with domestic and international businesses that are committed to the meaningful and measurable utilization of small/diverse businesses. Supplier Diversity Local Exchange is your B2B/B2G local content marketplace for suppliers and buyers.

Suppliers

    • Increased Visibility: Being added to the local content index database developed for buyers can increase the visibility of your small/diverse business to potential buyers. This increased exposure can lead to more business opportunities.

    • Access to New Markets: The local content index database has a broad range of buyers from different industries and locations, which can give small/diverse businesses access to new markets you may not have otherwise been aware of.

    • Competitive Advantage: Buyers have specific requirements or preferences for purchasing products and services from small/diverse businesses. Being in a database that caters to these buyers can give your small/diverse businesses a competitive advantage over non-small/diverse businesses.

    • Networking Opportunities: Local content index offers networking opportunities that allow small/diverse businesses to connect with potential buyers and other small/diverse businesses.

    • Increased Revenue: By being added to our local content index database developed for buyers, small/diverse businesses can increase their chances of winning contracts, leading to increased revenue.

    • Improved Credibility: Being included in a reputable database can improve the credibility of your small/diverse business, which can help them gain the trust of potential buyers.

BUYERS

Join our network of public-private buyers that are united to meet local content requirements and support all underrepresented populations. Supplier diversity programs recognize that sourcing products and services from previously underutilized supplier segments helps to sustain and progressively transform a company's supply chain, thus reflecting the demographics of the community in which it operates by recording transactions with diverse suppliers.

    • Minority-owned

    • Women-owned

    • Veteran-owned

    • LGBT-owned

    • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

    • Historically Underutilized Business

    • Small Businesses (defined by SBA)

    • Non-Profits with comprehensive supplier diversity department

Expansive industries such as Renewables, Offshore Wind, construction, automotive, maritime, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Commercial Real Estate, and others are required to exceed local content requirements to acquire and/or maintain business contracts

Local Content rules require that a company must derive a certain amount of the final value of a good or service from domestic firms, either by purchasing from local companies or by manufacturing or developing the good or service locally. Governments use local content rules in an attempt to protect and develop domestic industries.