About Us
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.
Supplier Diversity Information
USDP Core Values
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.
CWE | Corporate Matchmaker Hosted by WBE Andrews & Associates
Elevate Your Corporate Network: Exclusive Matchmaking Event to Boost your Connections
Join CWE and Andrews & Associates for a Matchmaker event on September 19th in Enfield, CT.
This is a fantastic opportunity for WBENC certified, small, diverse, and veteran.
CWE | Corporate Matchmaker Hosted by WBE Andrews & Associates – WBENC : WBENC
Safeguarding the Longevity of Supplier Diversity
UConn… a Supplier Diversity Leader
The University of Connecticut is acknowledged in this article as a supplier diversity leader.
UConn… a Regional Reputation in Minority Contracting
Prodded by Racial Reckoning, Colleges Aim To Increase Minority Contracting. Will They Succeed? | GBH (wgbh.org) – Update August 2023
The University of Connecticut is acknowledged in this article for its regional reputation in minority contracting.
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.