Going Private

S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.
Supplier Diversity Program/Purchasing Dept.
1525 Howe St., MS 200, Racine, WI 53403
(414)260-5351, fax: (414)260-3126
sakoenen@scj.com
Chemical specialty products
Contracting opportunities: B,G,I,K
Certification required: NMSDC
NMSDC member

Science Applications Int'l. Corp. (SAIC)
Supplier Diversity Programs Office
10260 Campus Point Dr., San Diego, CA 92121
(858)826-2523, fax: (858)826-2693
http://www.saic.com
livengoodl@saic.com, lower@saic.com
High-tech research & development
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,H,K
Certification required: NMSDC, SBA
NMSDC member

Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Vendor Diversity
3333 Beverly Rd., D/707D, EC-228B
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
(847)286-6108, fax: (847)286-1084
http://www.sears.com
General merchandise & services
Contracting opportunities: A,C,G,H,J,K
Certification required: NMSDC, WBENC
NMSDC member

SmithKline Beecham
Small Business Program/Purchasing
1 Franklin Plaza, Philadelphia, PA 19101
(215)751-3735, fax: (215)751-5435
http://www.sb.com, suzanne.rodgers@sb.com
Pharmaceuticals/consumer healthcare
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K
Certification required: SBA
NMSDC member

Solutia Inc.
Diversity Procurement
10300 Olive Blvd., P.O. Box 66760
St. Louis, MO 63166-6750
(314)674-2257, fax: (314)674-2389
gwglis@solutia.com
Specialty chemicals
Contracting opportunities: B,G,I,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state
NMSDC member

Spartan Stores Inc.
Diversity Dept.
850 76th St. S.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49518
(616)878-8264, fax: (616)878-8883
http://www.spartanstores.com, pamela_davis@spartanstores.com
Food products
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,H,K
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, self
NMSDC member

Time Warner Inc.
Minority & Women Business Development
75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019
(212)484-8197, fax: (212)489-2446
Media & entertainment
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,H,K,L
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, WBENC, NMBC
NMSDC member

The TJX Companies Inc.
Minority & Women-Owned Supplier Development
770 Cochituate Rd., Framingham, MA 01701
(508)390-2556, fax: (508)390-2828
http://www.tjx.com, nancy_marquez@tjx.com
Off-price retail stores
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,H,J
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, WBENC
NMSDC member

Tyson Foods Inc.
Minority & Women-Owned Business Development
P.O. Box 2020, Springdale, AR 72764
(501)290-4619, fax: (501)290-4607
carrc@tyson.com
Food products
Contracting opportunities: I,L
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state
NMSDC member

Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Supply Department
1416 Dodge St., Rm. 200, Omaha, NE 68179
(402)271-3091, fax: (402)271-3245
Transportation services
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, self
NMSDC member

United Airlines
Minority Business Program
P.O. Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666-0100
(847)700-5121, fax: (847)700-4220
sandra.rand@ual.com
Airline transportation
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,I,K,L
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, WBENC
NMSDC member

United Parcel Service
Supplier Diversity
55 Glenlake Pkwy. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30328
(404)828-7095, fax: (404)828-7206
http://www.ups.com, gmayer@ups.com
Worldwide package delivery service
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,H,K,L
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, NAWBO
NMSDC member

United Technologies/Hamilton Standard Division
Purchasing Dept./Space Systems Int'l.
1 Hamilton Rd., MS 1A-3-Z65
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
(860)654-4002, fax: (860)654-2523
kaufman@hsd.utc.com
Aerospace life support/environmental systems
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,G,H,I,K
Certification required: self, SBA
NMSDC member

United Technologies/Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. division
Small Business Liaison Office
6900 Main St., P.O. Box 9729, Stratford, CT 06615
(203)386-6779, fax: (203)383-8657
http://www.sikorsky.com, lwooten@sikorsky.com
Helicopters
Contracting opportunities: G,K
Certification required: SBA
NMSDC member

U.S. Bancorp
Minority Business Enterprise Program
555 S.W. Oak, Portland, OR 97204
(503)275-3911, fax: (503)275-7395
http://www.usbank.com, rhonnda_edmiston@usbc.com
Financial services
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,H,K
Certification preferred: NMSDC, city/state
NMSDC member

The Walt Disney Co.
M/WBE Administration
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-7270
(818)972-5180, fax: (818)972-4768
http://www.disney.com
Entertainment
Contracting opportunities: C,F,G,I
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state
NMSDC member

Xerox Corp.
Global Purchasing, Market Access
800 Phillips Rd., Bldg 205-99P, Webster, NY 14580
(716)422-2295, fax: (716)231-5895
Duplicating equipment & supplies
Contracting opportunities: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L
Certification required: NMSDC, city/state, self,
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

Contact Source
Nesby and Associates Inc., (425) 277-7830, http://www.nesby.com

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