Going Private

The McGraw-Hill Cos.
Supplier Diversity Program
148 Princeton-Hightstown Road
Hightstown, NJ 08520
(609)426-5189, fax: (609)426-5498
http://www.mcgraw-hill.com
Information provider
Contracting opportunities: A,B,D,H,K,L
Certification required: NMSDC
NMSDC member

MCI WorldCom
Supplier Diversity
701 S. 12th St., Arlington, VA 22202
(703)341-6283, fax: (703)341-7282
supplierdiversity@mci.com
Telecommunications
Contracting opportunities: B,C,D,H,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, SBA
NMSDC member

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
Supplier Diversity & Development Program
World Financial Ctr., South Tower, 14th Fl.
New York, NY 10080-6114
(212)236-0500, fax: (212)236-1083
brperkins@exchange.ml.com
Financial services
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,H,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state
NMSDC member

Monsanto
Diversity Procurement
5200 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077
(847)581-6120, fax: (847)581-4010
http://www.monsanto.com, martha.r.holmes@monsanto.com
Pharmaceuticals & agricultural products
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,G,H,I,K,L
Certification required: city/state, SBA
NMSDC member

New Orleans Int'l. Airport
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
P.O. Box 20007, New Orleans, LA 70141
(504)465-8867, fax: (504)463-1041
Passenger & cargo air transportation
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J
Certification required: city/state/federal

Nordstrom inc.
Supplier Diversity Program
1617 6th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
(206)373-4388, fax: (206)373-4385
http://www.nordstrom.com
barbara.best@nordstrom.com
Clothing retailer
Contracting opportunities: C,J
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, self
NMSDC member

Northrop Grumman
Socio-Economic Business Programs
P.O. Box 655907, 49R-30, Dallas, TX 75265-5907
(972)946-3780/(310)332-0338
fax: (972)946-5504/(310)332-7596
http://www.northgrum.com
pualagl@mail.northgrum.com
Aerospace
Contracting opportunities: L
Certification required: NMSDC, self
NMSDC member

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Supplier Diversity
123 Mission St., MC H8A, San Francisco, CA 94105
(415)973-1226, fax: (415)973-2553
http://www.pge.com/purchasing, iidi@pge.com
Public utility services
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K
Certification required: NMSDC
NMSDC member

Peoples Energy
Vendor Diversity Program
130 E. Randolph Dr., Chicago, IL 60601
(312)240-4527, fax: (312)240-4605
http://www.pecorp.com, p.fergus@pecorp.com
Natural gas distribution
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,H,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, self
NMSDC member

Pepco
Minority Business Development
1900 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20068
(202)872-3171/(202)872-2141, fax: (202)331-6655
http://www.pepco.com, minoritybusiness@pepco.com
Electric utility services
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K
Certification preferred: NMSDC, city/state, self
NMSDC member

PepsiCo Inc.
Minority Business Development
1 Pepsi Wy., MD 75-781, Somers, NY 10589
(914)767-7243
Beverages & snack foods
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,G,H,I
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state
NMSDC member

Pillsbury
Minority Supplier Development
200 S. 6th St., 21X3, Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612)330-4896, fax: (612)330-4295
http://www.pillsbury.com, jwinston@pillsbury.com
Food products
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,G,I,K
Certification preferred: NMSDC, city/state, self
NMSDC member

The Procter & Gamble Co.
Target HUBS
1 Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45201
(513)983-2498, fax: (513)983-2642
http://www.pg.com, elliott.hd@pg.com
Consumer products
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,G,H,I,J,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, SBA
NMSDC member

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
Supplier Development
80 Park Plaza, T23C
Newark, NJ 07102
(973)430-6906, fax: (973)596-9201
shogan@pseg.com
Gas & electric utility services
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,G,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, SBA
NMSDC member

Raytheon Co.
Small & Minority Business Programs
141 Spring St., Lexington, MA 02421
(781)860-2361, fax: (781)860-2839
http://www.raytheon.com
Electronics, aircraft construction
Contracting opportunities: C,G,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, SBA
NMSDC member

Raytheon Systems Co.
Socioeconomic Programs
1520 Hughes Wy., A1-R280, Long Beach, CA 90810
(310)847-2312, fax: (310)847-2367
http://www.ray.com, bfortner@west.raytheon.com
Aerospace electronic & defense systems
Contracting opportunities: C,D,E,G,H,I,K
Certification required: NMSDC, Pro-Net, SBA
NMSDC member

CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES: A: Advertising/Marketing B: Business Services C: Construction D: Electrical Products/Services E: Engineering F: Food G: Manufacturing H: Office products I: Raw Materials J: Retail Products K: Technology L: Other NMSDC: National Minority Supplier Development Council WBENC: Women's Business Enterprise National Council

This article was originally published in the November 1999 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Going Private.