Supplier Diversity Questionnaire: Appendix F
PV Program PPA Request for Offers
Please answer the questions below about the Participating Company (or Leading Participant in the case of a Team of Participants).
· Is Participant a certified California woman, minority or disabled veteran business enterprise (WMDVBE)?
· If so, please identify the certifying agency:
· If your company is woman, minority or service disabled veteran-owned but not certified by the CPUC or Department of General Services, does your company hold a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) or United States Small Business Administration 8(a) certification. Please provide certification number and expiration date.
· Does Participant commit to PG&E's Supplier Diversity Program which can be found at http://www.pge.com/b2b/purchasing/supplierdiversity/?
· Does Participant intend to use WMDVBE suppliers in Participant's materials and services supply chain?
· Does your company have a supplier diversity program? If so, describe efforts your company has made to increase business with WMDVBE firms (i.e. does your company have a policy statement, participate in outreach activities, promote diverse firm subcontracting, publicize contract opportunities, provide certification assistance, etc.?). Please provide examples.
· If your company has a supplier diversity program, does your company mentor WMDVBE suppliers? Please provide examples.
If Participant is not a WMDVBE supplier, and if Participant intends to use WMDVBE suppliers to support its PV PPA project if its Offer is executed, then Participant shall list in the table below a plan for how the total cost of each PV PPA project proposed would be split among those WMDVBE subcontracts. Please provide a separate table for each Offer submitted, if more than one. Where applicable, Participant shall also indicate names of subcontractors that may perform those categories of work. Include all potential spend from subcontractor relationships and partnerships.
Component / Planned Spend % by Category / Supplier NamesInstallation / %
Engineering / %
Major Equipment (modules, inverters, transformers, switchgear) / %
Other Materials / %
Freight, Delivery and Logistics / %
Other (please specify below) / %
Total Planned WMDVBE Spend as a % of Total Program Spend (%) / %
· If you used the "Other" category, please define what materials and services these firms will provide.
· How much was your company's overall spend with WMDVBE firms over your total purchasing spend in the U.S. in 2011 (%)?
· Please describe in detail how you will assist PG&E in reaching its enterprise-wide diversity spend goal (WMDVBE participation) of 30% in 2012.
2012 PV PPA RFO
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