The following national 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:
1. Tri-State Minority Supplier Development Council (TMSDC)
Kentucky Regional Office of the NMSDC
614 W. Main Street, Suite 5500
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Phone: 502.625.0137
Fax: 502.625.0082
Website: http://www.tsmsdc.com/
Contact Person – Sonya Brown
Certifies MBEs only
National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
Visit http://www.nmsdc.org
Click on the “Locations” icon to find your local regional office Certifies MBEs only
2. Small Business Administration - Kentucky
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
3. U.S. Small Business Administration
403 3rd Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: 1-800-827-5722
Email: answerdesk@sba.gov
Website: www.sba.gov
8 (a) Certification only
4. Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council
Cincinnati Regional Council
3458 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone: 513.487.6503
FAX: 513.559.5477
Website: http://www.orvwbc.org
Contact Person – Maudie Moreno
Certifies WBEs only
Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Website: http://www.wbenc.org
5. National Women Business Owners Council (WBOC)
1001 West Jasmine Drive, Suite G
Lake Park, FL 33403
Phone: 561-848-5066
Fax: 561-881-7364
Web site: www.nwboc.org
Contact Person: Janet Harris – Lange
Certifies WBEs only
