FAIRCHILD MEDICAL CENTER

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Statement pending approval: Fairchild Medical Center is dedicated to promoting and increasing the participation of diverse suppliers in our procurement processes. This includes, but is not limited to, businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQ+ individuals, and persons with disabilities.

2. Goals and Timetables

Please describe your hospital's short-term goals and timetables, but not quotas, for increasing procurement from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

While Fairchild Medical Center acknowledges the importance of fostering inclusive and mutually beneficial relationships with women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises, and is open to identifying and encouraging participation from these groups in its sourcing and procurement activities, a formalized process or structured timetable to support this initiative has not yet been established.

Please describe your hospital's long-term goals and timetables, but not quotas, for increasing procurement from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

Fairchild Medical Center acknowledges the importance of fostering inclusive and mutually beneficial relationships with women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises, and is open to identifying and encouraging participation from these groups in its sourcing and procurement activities, however, as of now, there is no formalized long-term plan or timetable in place.

3. Outreach and Communication

Please describe the methods in which the hospital encourages and seeks out both prime and subcontract suppliers from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers

Fairchild Medical Center acknowledges that supplier diversity is essential to fostering an inclusive procurement environment, but a formalized process for identifying and engaging diverse suppliers is still under development.

Please describe the methods in which the hospital encourages its employees involved in procurement to seek out women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises to become potential suppliers

Fairchild Medical Center has yet to formalize a program, but the organization is open to encouraging sourcing departments to consider and include diverse suppliers and service providers by actively promoting the value of supplier diversity throughout the procurement process.

Please describe the methods in which the hospital conducts outreach and communication to women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

Fairchild Medical Center acknowledges the importance of supplier diversity in multiple reports and policy statements. However, as of the most recent reporting cycle, the hospital does not yet have a fully developed outreach program.

4. Support and Supplier Resolutions

Please describe the methods in which your hospital supports, partners with, or interacts with organizations and other entities in the procurement ecosystem that promote, certify, or contract with women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises

Fairchild Medical Center recognizes the importance of supplier diversity and is open to supporting organizations that promote, certify, and contract with women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises.

Please describe the methods in which your hospital resolves any issues that may limit or impede an enterprise from becoming a supplier

Fairchild Medical Center has not yet implemented a fully formalized process for resolving supplier access barriers.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

Please describe the past implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission

Fairchild Medical Center remains open to fostering an inclusive procurement environment and will continue to develop and formalize a program.

Please describe the planned implementation of relevant recommendations made by the Hospital Supplier Diversity Commission

Fairchild Medical Center remains open to fostering an inclusive procurement environment and will continue to develop and formalize a program.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

Fairchild Medical Center is working on developing a supplier diversity program that will include mechanisms to identify and engage with such organizations as part of its broader commitment to inclusive procurement practices.

Website Link(s)

https://fairchildmed.org

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

No

Do you accept self-certification

No

7. Diverse Supplier Spending

Diverse Procurement Spending by Minority

For the reporting period, enter the dollar amounts procured by your hospital from those business enterprises that employ the majority of their workforce in California.

Diverse Procurement Spending by Other

For the reporting period, enter the dollar amounts procured by your hospital from those business enterprises that employ the majority of their workforce in California.

What is your hospital's total procurement (including diverse and non-diverse suppliers)?

$22,420,821

Procurement means the purchase or lease of supplies, services, equipment, and capital expenditures related to buildings and fixed equipment during the previous calendar year. Procurement does not include items such as employee salaries and wages, fixed asset depreciation, amortization, or taxes.

8. Supplier Point of Contact

Enter the contact information for the individual that business enterprises who are interested in contracting with your facility can reach out to.

Name: Donna M. Cruz

Enter the contact information for the individual of the diverse business outreach liaison of your hospital.

Name: Donna M. Cruz

Hospital Contacts for Diverse Business Enterprises are available upon request. Please send request via email to supplier.diversity@hcai.ca.gov

9. Third Party Procurement

Third Party Procurement

• Premier Inc
• https://premierinc.com

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