NORTHBAY MEDICAL CENTER

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

NorthBay Healthcare will maintain the same commitment to inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity in supplier selection that we apply to hiring and to day-to-day operations. It's part of our corporate culture and it's who we are, not just something we do. Our commitment is to increase awareness internally and ensure certified California diverse suppliers can compete for NorthBay contracts when there is not a conflict with a Vizient or CAPTIS contract. NorthBay partners with Vizient and CAPTIS in-part because of their supplier diversity programs.

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

Our short term and long term goals remain the same: to increase use of diverse vendors where possible, where there is not a conflict with an existing agreement and to fulfil business needs. When evaluating new vendors, we research options through Vizient and consider vendors who have reached out to us.

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

Our short term and long term goals remain the same: to increase use of diverse vendors where possible, where there is not a conflict with an existing agreement and to fulfil business needs. When evaluating new vendors, we research options through Vizient and consider vendors who have reached out to us.

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

Our focus is on bringing value through alignment with contracted vendors and supplies. Throughout this process, we are also looking for use of diverse vendors.

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

Our procurement team is aware of our commitment to diversity and prefers use of diverse vendors when possible.. Most of our purchases our through the portfolio of contracts made available to us through our alignment to Vizient and Captis. Vizient and Captis also align to diverse vendors.

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

Currently, most of the information we receive is through direct communication to us from diverse vendors, or through our outreach when we have identified a diverse a diverse supplier to fill a need.

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

We identify these vendors through direct vendor contacts and through Vizient.

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

We have a policy and process for evaluating and adding new vendors and use of diverse vendors falls within the scope.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

No information to provide at this time.

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

No information to provide at this time.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

Our procurement process is focused on bringing quality products and services at fair prices to our organization.

Website Link(s)

http://www.northbay.org

Do you require suppliers to be certified?

Yes

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)?

$52,132,178

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: Beth Knittel

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

Name: Beth Knittel

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

• Vizient
• http://www.vizientinc.com

10. Other Relevant Information

Please note that spend information is for all locations within NorthBay Healthcare, not only NorthBay Medical Center.

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