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MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MBE)

The University is committed to the promotion of MBE's and to our goal of 5% of State Purchasing & Contracting targeted to certified MBE’s. Please assist us in helping you to increase the opportunity for minority vendors to sell to the state by using the resources below.

MBE Directory:

The Minority Business Enterprises directory is a listing of Wisconsin Certified Minority Owned Businesses. The directory is updated weekly by the Department of Administration Division of Agency Services. The following methods can be used to access MBE listings.

MBE commodity description
  Search by commodity description (i.e. data processing hardware, laboratory chemicals)
  • Be sure to change the drop down menu option to "Commodity Description"
  Search by Industry
arrow   "NEW" MBE's this month
search by commodity
  Search by commodity code (NIPG Code)
search by commodity
  Search by Vendor name (i.e. Uniglobe Keystone Travel)
     


For Additional Information:

 
UW-Madison MBE program:
    Hartley Murray
UW-Madison Purchasing
21 N Park St, Ste 6101
Madison, WI 53715-1218
Phone: (608) 262-4562
State of Wisconsin MBE program:
    Attn: Keith Broadnax
Wisconsin Dept of Admin
101 East Wilson St
P.O. Box 7867
Madison, WI 53702
Phone: (608) 267-3293
Certification or MBE Financing:
   

(MBE certification is good for three years)
Interim Director, Bureau of Minority Business Development
WI Dept. of Commerce
PO Box 7970
Madison WI 53707
MIL: 414-220-5365
608-267-9550
MDB@commerce.state.wi.us

Certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise:
    Dept of Transportation
Civil Rights & Compliance Section, Room 451
4802 Sheboygan Avenue
Madison WI 53705
Phone: (608) 266-6961
Fax: 608-267-3641
 
 

MBE Travel Agencies

One area where we can make positive strides towards our spending goal is in our utilization of Minority Businesses to service our travel needs.


UW-Madison MBE Forms and Reporting:

   

MBE Purchasing Card Travel-Purchases Form.
This form is used by Purchasing Card holders to report dollars spent with MBE travel agencies.

   


MBE Direct Payments Purchases Form.
This form is used to report dollars spent with MBE's through Direct Payments and Open Vendor Purchases.

   


MBE Subcontractor Plan of Action Form.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison document used by bidders to submit their plan to subcontract with Minority Business Enterprises.

   


MBE Participation Annual Report Form
A University of Wisconsin-Madison document used by contract vendors to file annual reports of subcontracting dollar amounts spent with Minority Businesses.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 
 
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