SHARP MESA VISTA HOSPITAL

1. Policy Statement

Supplier Diversity Policy Statement

Sharp HealthCare's mission is to promote and provide opportunities for minority owned, LGBT, small and veteran owned businesses through contracting and purchasing actions. Sharp aims to create sustainable, mutually beneficial relationships with diverse suppliers. To do this, Sharp has established annual procurement goals for goods and services from minority, women, and veteran owned businesses. Sharp recognizes that supplier diversity creates competitiveness within the marketplace and helps feed the local and state economy.

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 hospital is committed to increasing procurement from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises. Establishing quarterly audits is a key component of our strategy, allowing us to review and monitor our diverse spend regularly. We aim to track towards system targets to ensure our review process remains inclusive. Continuing supplier outreach is essential to build relationships and expand our network of diverse suppliers. We also focus on communicating requirements to Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers during contract negotiations and business reviews to ensure alignment with our diversity goals. Additionally, we include Diversity classification at the supplier level in our ERP system to maintain accurate records. Finally, we will continue to include supplier diversity questions in RFPs, RFIs, and formal bids across the entire Sharp HealthCare organization to promote inclusiveness in our procurement processes. Short term timetables would cover the period 2026 through 2028.

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 hospital is dedicated to enhancing procurement from women, minority, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises over the long term. We aim to implement Tier 2 Supplier programs by encouraging our primary (Tier 1) suppliers to subcontract a percentage of work to diverse California-based suppliers. While remaining inclusive, our hospital retains the authority to make business judgements during the supplier selection process that provides competitively priced goods and services. Additionally, we will review opportunities to divide large contracts by making them more accessible to local and diverse suppliers. These strategies will help us foster a more inclusive and diverse supplier network, aligning with our long-term procurement goals. Long term timelines would cover the period 2029 through 2031.

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

Sharp Healthcare participates in a local Hospital council - Economic Development Collaborative (EDC).

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

Sharp HealthCare has developed an RFP and RFI process, with scoring and bonus points to suppliers that are diverse within the RFP/RFI submissions. The RFP/RFI scoring matrix looks at this information from each RFP/RFI submission.

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

Sharp HealthCare is in the process of developing an outreach and communication program for the San Diego community utilizing various communication platforms and individuals across the organization.

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

Partnering with our GPO allows us greater supplier choice through a highly credentialed contracting process where diverse suppliers are included.

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

No limitations or barriers impeding a diverse supplier from conducting business with Sharp HealthCare exist.

5. Diversity Commission Recommendations and Planned Implementations

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

Developed a series of supplier diversity classification questions in all RFPs, RFIs, and formal bids to promote inclusivity in our procurement processes. Partnering with our GPO Sharp HealthCare requires that our diverse suppliers obtain their certification through an authorized certification body prior to contract award. That information can also then be stored in our ERP.

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

Develop and implement reporting metrics that captures spend with diverse suppliers. Continue to track spending with diverse business enterprises through our partnership with Supplier Gateway.

6. Procurement Process and Certification

Please describe your hospital's procurement process

Sharp HealthCare's mission is to promote and provide opportunities for minority owned, LGBT, small and veteran owned businesses through contracting and purchasing actions. Sharp aims to create sustainable, mutually beneficial relationships with diverse suppliers. Sharp recognizes that supplier diversity creates competitiveness within the marketplace and helps feed the local and state economy.

Website Link(s)

http://www.sharp.com

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)?

$0

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: Katie Bernard

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

Name: Mark Morgan

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
• Vizient.com

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