Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 16 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.  Overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), PG&E sits as one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States.

There are new requirements coming to the Federal Procurement Program for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The WOSB program recognizes Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) companies. It is administered by the SBA and the guidelines are incorporated in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Starting in October 2020, the SBA will require valid certification to be recognized in the program and be eligible for set aside or sole source contracts (Tier 1).

As your supplier diversity program matures, you will likely begin looking at how to expand and be more aggressive toward meeting your organization’s goals around diverse spend. The most powerful way to do that is through multi-tier diverse spend reporting, or the practice of tracking and reporting money spent with diverse suppliers further down your supply chain.

As your supplier diversity program grows, you will see the need for tools that streamline tasks and increase accuracy. Data enrichment does both. 

When your supplier diversity program has been established and Tier 1 reporting is well underway, it's time to expand into tracking and reporting Tier 2 spend.