Supplier Diversity and Small Business Program
Welcome to Baylor College of Medicine's Supplier Diversity and Small Business Program web site.
BCM - the only private medical school in the Greater Southwest - is an independent, nonsectarian, nonprofit corporation. In addition to education, we are also actively involved in the areas of medical research and development. We are located in the heart of Texas Medical Center, a 675-acre complex of 42 independent institutions in Houston, Texas. Our medical school and research facilities have an excellent reputation and are considered to be among the very best both internationally and throughout the United States.
Baylor has a strong committment to inclusion of all businesses, both large and small. The Supplier Diversity and Small Business program helps support that comittment by promoting a business environment where our institution and small business' can both benefit.
Our goal is to bring together members of our institution with suppliers who can deliver the best valued, highest quality products and services by encouraging competition among all suppliers both large and small. We are committed to including small and diverse businesses when considering the procurement of services and products used at Baylor. For that reason, we are always on the look out for suppliers who can assist us in meeting our challenge of providing the goods and services required of a medical research community.
We accomplish this goal by:
- Pro-actively looking for ways to integrate small and diverse businesses into our sourcing opportunities;
- Educating our Baylor community on the benefits of procuring goods and services from small and diverse businesses;
- Monitoring our progress towards achieving our small and diverse spending goals with emphasis on continuous improvement and reporting those findings to executive management;
- Verifying that businesses meet the required certifications regarding ownership status; and
- Participating in local small business and minority development organizations and attending various trade shows and events.