Supplier Diversity Program
Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Institutions, and HUB Zone Program
To establish mutually beneficial relationships we actively seek small businesses, including those owned by minorities, women, and veterans, capable of providing products and services in our supply chain.
The charter of the Supplier Diversity Program is to assist diversity suppliers in the United States who are pursuing business from General Dynamics. We are here to help businesses that are certified or working toward certification as diversity suppliers to understand what is expected of our suppliers.
Refer to the Small Business Administration's, "What is a Small
Business" website at www.sba.gov/size/ for
help in determining what constitutes a small business
concern.
Outreach & Initiatives
We participate and sponsor numerous business opportunity fairs
and conferences throughout the country, and are also members
of several
business councils aimed at introducing diversity suppliers'
business concerns.
Business Council Listing
DoD Western Regional Council for Small Business Education and Advocacy
Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council
Industry Council for Small Business Development
National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
National Minority Supplier Development Council
North East Regional Council for Small Business Education and Training
South Central Regional Council for Small Business Education and Advocacy
Women's Business Enterprise Council |
We also participate in the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program to provide developmental assistance to small disadvantaged businesses.
What to Expect – How to Apply
If your business meets the qualifications and would like to pursue a business relationship with us, please enroll in our Supplier Diversity Program.
- Visit the Supplier
Registration Process page to complete an on-line
Supplier Capability and Registration Profile. Please
provide literature regarding your products and services
and any business certifications from an agency such
as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) or
local purchasing council (i.e., small, women-owned,
disadvantaged, etc). Additional information, such
as brochures, should be attached or referenced in
an e-mail to Systems.Support@gdc4s.com
- This information is available to our buying personnel and end users. If there is interest in your products, then you may be contacted by the buyer directly or you may receive a Request for Information or Request For Quotation (RFQ).
- If we have no current need, then your information will remain in our database, for up to 2 years, for future requests.
If you are considered a small, disadvantaged, woman owned,
veteran, service-disabled veteran or HUB Zone business and
are not registered with the SBA Pro-Net database, then
visit the SBA Central Contractor Registration (CCR) site at www.ccr.gov to
self-register. Registration is extremely important;
our first preference in all subcontracting opportunities is with
firms certified by the SBA.
To identify the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTACs) nearest you, visit www.sellingtothegovernment.net
Veteran Owned businesses can obtain assistance through the Center for Veterans Enterprise at www.vetbiz.gov
Our program includes several small business liaisons. You may contact our Small Business Liaison Contacts who will inform you of our procurement requirements.
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