The following national, federal and local organizations’ minority and woman-owned business enterprise (MBE/WBE) certifications are widely respected and accepted among private and public sector organizations and agencies. Their process ensures that MBE/WBEs are legitimate, and their certifications assist MBE/WBEs in marketing their firms for supplier diversity and inclusion purposes.
MSD recognizes the MBE/WBE certifications of these organizations for the purpose of supplier diversity inclusion on its bids, RFQs and RFPs. MBE/WBEs seeking to do business with MSD as a certified business enterprise must obtain a certification from one of the following:
Tri-State Minority Supplier Development Council (TSMSDC)
Regional Corporate Headquarters – Nashville, Tennessee:
220 Athens Way, Suite 105, Plaza 1 Building, Metro Center
Nashville, TN 37228
Phone: 844.793.1289
Fax: 615.259.9480
Email: info@tsmsdc.net
Website: https://tsmsdc.com
Contact Person: Derrick Dowell
Certifies MBEs only
Regional Office – Kentucky:
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 1706
401 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Phone: 502.365.9762
Fax: 502.365.9450
Email: bbluitt@tsmsdc.net
Contact Person: Benjamin Bluitt
Regional Office – Indiana
Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council (Mid-States)
Regional Corporate Headquarters – Indianapolis, Indiana:
2126 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317.921.2678 or 317.923.2110
Email: info@midstatesmsdc.org
Website: https://midstatesmsdc.org
Contact Person: JaRon Haggerty
Certifies MBEs only
National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. – National Council
http://www.nmsdc.org
Click on the “Locations” icon to find your local regional office Certifies MBEs only
Phone: 212.944.2430
Small Business Administration – Kentucky Office
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Place, Rm. 188
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Phone: 502.582.5971
Website: http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/ky/index.html
Contact Person – Robert Coffey
8(a) Certification only
U.S. Small Business Administration – National Office
Phone: 1-800-827-5722
Email: answerdesk@sba.gov
Website: www.sba.gov
8(a) Certification only
Women’s Business Enterprise Council - Ohio River Valley – Regional Office
3458 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone: 513.487.6537
Website: http://www.wbecorv.org
Contact Person – Sheila Mixon
Certifies WBEs only
Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) – National Office
Visit: https://www.wbenc.org
Phone: 202.87205515
Click on the “Regional Partner Organizations” icon to find your local regional office Certifies WBEs only
*Louisville Metro Government – Human Relations Commission (HRC)
745 West Main Street, Suite 251
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: 502.574.3631
Website: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/human-relations-commission
Contact Person – Bobbi Selmon
*MSD accepts HRC MBE and WBE certification only.
*HRC must perform a desk review and conduct a site visit
