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USDP Mission

To expand enrollment and participation of small/minority businesses on University contracts, by facilitating the opportunity for said businesses to provide valuable, quality, timely goods and services, while building mutually beneficial, respectful, lasting business relationships with the University community.

USDP Policy Statement

The University of Connecticut is committed to providing a professionally inclusive environment within which small/minority businesses are encouraged to participate in the procurement experience, as they are afforded equal access to the bid process that transfers goods and services to the campus communities.

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SMBE Connect

Construction Expo & Matchmaker 2024

Showcase your commitment to Building Inclusion for MBE Contractors at the 2024 MCC Construction Expo and Matchmaker on Friday, October 4th in Bloomfield, Connecticut!

The Construction Expo and Matchmaker brings together Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (MBEs/DBEs), Corporate Members, General Contractors and Resource Partners as well as hundreds of attendees from across the state every year.

UConn Supplier Diversity Website Highlighted

How Supplier Diversity Webpages Can Open the Window to Opportunity | Inclusive Entrepreneurship (northeastern.edu) – June 3, 2023

This article was published following The Northeastern Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship’s Webinar held on April 11, 2023, entitled, “Benchmarking Higher Education Procurement Websites”, in which the University of Connecticut was one of two participating higher education institutions.