Diversity & Inclusion - Supplier Diversity and Development

Diversity Spending

“Supplier Diversity is a business imperative to build a base of capabilities that makes our suppliers strong contributors to Southern California’s regional economy.”

-Cecil R. House
Senior Vice President for Safety, Operations Support, and Chief Procurement Officer

2010 DBE Spend Performance

In 2010, total procurement with women, minority and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses exceeded $1.1 billion, an increase of more than $372 million over the previous year. Expenditures with qualified diverse business enterprises (DBEs) grew to 27.1%, up from 23.6% in 2010 and exceeding the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) goal of 21.5%.

Other achievements in 2010 include:

Increased spending with diverse businesses, up 51.5% from 2009.
More than 600 participants in SCE programs in 2010
Increased spending with DBE subcontractors, up 46.3% from 2009.
A 138.1% and 247.2% increase in spending with African American- and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, respectively.
Improved tracking, reporting and analysis of DBE Subcontracting spending.

As we look to 2011 and beyond, enhancing supplier diversity is a key corporate goal, and we have set a target of 27.5% of procurement spending with diverse suppliers.

DBE Subcontracting (Tier 2) Program

SCE encourages our prime suppliers (DBE and non-DBE) to follow our lead and adopt their own formal initiatives towards diversity and inclusion. We also encourage them to partner with diverse businesses through subcontracting arrangements and participate in SCE’s Diverse Business Enterprise (DBE) Subcontracting (Tier 2) Program. In 2010, our prime suppliers reported $260.2 million in DBE subcontracting spend.

If you are a prime supplier with SCE and have been notified to report your DBE Subcontracting (Tier 2) spend into the SCE DBE Subcontracting Portal, click here >>.

Opportunities at SCE

Below is partial list of material & service opportunities at Southern California Edison (SCE) over the next 12-18 months:

Opportunities List
Category	More Specific Information
Solar	Commercial rooftop construction
Construction/Furniture	General contractors, designers, architects engaged in planning, design, engineering or construction of buildings or commercial interiors
Energy Efficiency	Implementation and technical evaluation of the energy efficiency programs mandated by the CPUC
Advanced Technology	Smart Grid, Smart Meter technologies
Civil Construction	Civil construction & ground work, including site preparation, grading, trenching, etc.
Line Construction	Firms that focus on manufacturing, delivering, installing ground wire and high voltage transmission and distribution lines
Renewable Transmission & Distribution Projects	Firms that focus on manufacturing, delivering, and/or installing tubular steel poles, lattice steel towers, conductors, dampers, insulators, ground wire and high voltage transmission lines
Desktop and Related Services	Any IT hardware unit and/or related components, including servers, laptops, and peripherals
Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software Licenses	Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software and Software Licenses. Software purchased on the commercial market requiring no modification for use

DBE Subcontracting Program

If you are a prime supplier with SCE and have been notified to report your DBE Subcontracting (Tier 2) spend into the SCE DBE Subcontracting Portal, click here >>