New Supplier Diversity Section in BearBuy

As part of the UCSF Anchor Institution Mission and Supply Chain Management Value Improvement Project Team efforts, BearBuy now includes a Supplier Diversity section to assist departments with their diverse spend goals. It can be found on the bottom-left corner of the BearBuy landing page (see right). The new section includes links to a searchable list of current small and diverse suppliers within BearBuy and to Explorer Professional, a University of California systemwide tool to locate and verify certified small and diverse businesses.

Explorer Professional Platform

The new section in BearBuy also includes a link to information about Explorer Professional. This tool allows you to locate certified small and diverse businesses and confirm their diversity status, certifications, products and service offerings, contacts and more. Learn more about Explorer Professional here

Note: Not all suppliers in Explorer Professional are active in BearBuy. If you would like to work with a new supplier, you can request a new supplier here.

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Using the Searchable Supplier List

The Small and Diverse Supplier List can be accessed through Smartsheet and requires single sign-on through MyAccess (all UCSF staff have viewing rights in Smartsheet). The list is comprised of suppliers that have current small-business certification and were recently utilized by UCSF departments. You can use the filter to search by supplier name, goods, service description type or commodity/category type. You can also look up suppliers by name in BearBuy using the browse by supplier feature or the Non-Catalog Form. Once you find a business, you can enter the supplier’s name into your BearBuy requisition.

For questions, feedback or assistance, please contact Supply Chain Management Strategic Sourcing Professional  Marliz Copado.