Supplier Diversity Center

Mission Statement

Stony Brook is committed to maintaining an equitable and competitive business environment. As part of this commitment, we adhere to a comprehensive non-discrimination policy. We work to develop procedures and initiatives that will help ensure that all suppliers in our procurement programs receive fair consideration.

At the heart of our procurement strategy is a commitment to equity. Our Supplier Diversity Program empowers NYS certified women-, minority-, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses to compete for University opportunities. Through dedicated advocacy and liaison services, we ensure our spending supports a diverse and thriving marketplace for everyone.

Diverse Business Classification Chart

MBE
Minority Business Enterprise: male and female business owners who are African American, Hispanic,
Native American, Native Alaskan, Asian Pacific, and Subcontinent Asian Americans (East Indian).
Minority business status requires 51% or greater ownership by minorities as well as management
and control of daily business operations, with experience or technical expertise directly related to
the primary product or service of the business.

WBE
Woman Business Enterprise: non-minority women who own 51% or more of the business as well as
management, control and technical expertise as stated above.

SDVOB
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business

How to Become NYS Certified

- MWBE Certification
- MWBE Information - Empire State Development's Division of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development
- SDVOB - Division of Service-Disabled Veterans' Business Development
- SBU's Small Business Development Center may be able to assist your company with obtaining NYS Certification

The current NYS listing of NYS certified MWBE & SDVOB companies:

Access the latest version of the NYS Database of Certified Women and Minority Owned Businesses

Access the latest version of the NYS Database of Certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses

SUNY MWBE & SDVOB Policy

SUNY’s policy is to ensure that New York State certified MWBEs and SDVOBs are given the opportunity to provide commodities and services at competitive prices to SBU.

To support diverse suppliers, the SUNY Board of Trustees goal is to award 30% of all purchase orders and contracts to certified MWBEs and 6% to certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses. See SUNY Policies 7556, 7557 & 7564 for more information

SUNY Policy 7556 - Procurement Opportunities for New York State Certified Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses | View the Policy

SUNY Policy 7557 - Participation by Minority Group Members and Women (MWBEs) with Respect to SUNY Contracts | View the Policy

SUNY Policy 7564 - Participation by Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOBs) with Respect to State University of New York Contracts | View the Policy

For further information please contact the Supplier Diversity Center Staff, Maria Bracco at (631) 632-4155 / Maria.Bracco@stonybrook.edu or Celina Daab at 631-632-9112 / Celina.Daab@stonybrook.edu or SupplierDiversity@stonybrook.edu.