Supplier Diversity

How to Apply

Certification Requirements

1. You must be a U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Resident Alien Status and your business must be 51% owned, managed and controlled by either a woman or women, or
2. You must be a U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Resident Alien Status and your business must be 51% owned, managed and controlled by a minority or minorities from one of the following groups:
   ·African American - Origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
   ·Asian American - Origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marinaras.
   ·Hispanic American - Origins from Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean Basin or any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America.
   ·Native American - American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian.
3. You must have a valid third party certification from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council(Go to www.wbenc.org ), the National Minority Supplier Development Council (certification from a regional council is valid)(Go to www.nmsdcus.org), or you must prove you can represent yourself as a small business against applicable small business size standards as defined by the Small Business Administration. (Go to www.sba.gov )
4. Your business also qualifies if it is identified as a government targeted diverse business (Certified 8(a) Firms, Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, Women-Owned Business Concerns, Hubzone Small Business Concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns, and Small Businesses).

Supplier Diversity Selection Process

1. Complete and submit the online application . Please, do not fax or mail the application to our Store Support Center, as this will cause unnecessary delay in reviewing your Supplier Diversity application.
2. Within 72 hours of submission, your information will be forwarded to the appropriate Buyer for consideration as a potential partner.
3. Within 60 days the buyer will provide a response regarding his/her level of interest in your product or service offering. Note: You will receive responses for each area to which you apply as they are all typically assigned to different buyers. If an opportunity exists, the Supplier Diversity Department will request more specific information about your business.
4. The Buyer will then make a final decision from the list of all available suppliers.

Note: You may check the site with The Home Depot login/password provided to follow the status of your application.