BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220519T160000Z DTEND:20220519T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Understanding the Supplier Clearinghouse DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker: Jasmin Joseph\, Certification Manager\n\nThe Supplier Clearinghouse\n\n\n\nThis program is sponsored by Southern CA Edison\n\n\n\nIn May 1988\, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued General Order 156 (GO 156). Under GO 156\, the CPUC required all investor-owned electric\, gas\, water and telecommunication utility companies with gross annual revenues in excess of $25 million (as well as their regulated subsidiaries and affiliates) to develop and implement programs to increase the utilization of WMBEs. The Supplier Clearinghouse was created.\n\n\n\nProcurement goals of 5% for women business enterprises and 15% for minority business enterprises were initially established. GO 156 was later expanded to include a goal of 1.5% for California-based service-disabled veteran business enterprises and 0.5% for 2022\, 1.0% for 2023 and 1.5% goal for 2024 and beyond for LGBT business enterprises. A goal for Persons with Disabilities business enterprises has not been established yet.\n\n\n\nThe certification process was designed with eligible suppliers in mind\, making it easy for participating utilities to find and utilize WBEs\, MBEs\, DVBEs\, LGBTBEs and PDBEs.\n\n\n\nToday\, The Supplier Clearinghouse continues to be a Commission-supervised entity whose primary purpose is to audit and verify the status of WMDVBEs/LGBTBEs on behalf of the individual utility companies. We maintain an accurate and reliable database of WMDVBE/LGBTBE-certified firms that is accessible to the CPUC and participating utilities for procurement-related outreach and opportunities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nFeatured Speaker: Jasmin Joseph\, Certification Manager
\nThe Supplier Clearinghouse
\n
\nThis program is sponsored by Southern CA Edison
\n
\nIn May 1988\, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued General Order 156 (GO 156). Under GO 156\, the CPUC required all investor-owned electric\, gas\, water and telecommunication utility companies with gross annual revenues in excess of $25 million (as well as their regulated subsidiaries and affiliates) to develop and implement programs to increase the utilization of WMBEs. The Supplier Clearinghouse was created.
\n
\nProcurement goals of 5% for women business enterprises and 15% for minority business enterprises were initially established. GO 156 was later expanded to include a goal of 1.5% for California-based service-disabled veteran business enterprises and 0.5% for 2022\, 1.0% for 2023 and 1.5% goal for 2024 and beyond for LGBT business enterprises. A goal for Persons with Disabilities business enterprises has not been established yet.
\n
\nThe certification process was designed with eligible suppliers in mind\, making it easy for participating utilities to find and utilize WBEs\, MBEs\, DVBEs\, LGBTBEs and PDBEs.
\n
\nToday\, The Supplier Clearinghouse continues to be a Commission-supervised entity whose primary purpose is to audit and verify the status of WMDVBEs/LGBTBEs on behalf of the individual utility companies. We maintain an accurate and reliable database of WMDVBE/LGBTBE-certified firms that is accessible to the CPUC and participating utilities for procurement-related outreach and opportunities. LOCATION: UID:e.2637.1334 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260406T061439Z URL:http://laglcc.smartcms.site/events/details/understanding-the-supplier-clearinghouse-1334 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR