Thank you for your interest in becoming a supplier to MPC Computers. (MPC) The MPC Supplier Diversity Program is designed to provide you access to and information about purchasing at MPC.

MPC is a leading computer company, providing award-winning products and services to the small- and medium-size business, government, education, and consumer markets. We are the nation's third largest direct seller of computers. In addition to our direct business-to-business sales channel, MPC products are sold in partnership with leading resellers nationwide. We deliver high-quality PCs with hardware, software, and services to create complete computing solutions for our customers, and we strive to provide a superior level of service and support. Through our focused approach, MPC aligns virtually every aspect of our business in building solid relationships and better serve our customers' computing needs.

In doing so, we utilize a wide range of suppliers to support our business operations. We endeavor to provide equal access to potential business opportunities for Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Woman-owned Small Businesses, Veteran-owned Small Businesses, Minority and Women Business Enterprises, and HUBZone Businesses (Historically Underutilized Business Zone), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) to participate as suppliers of goods and services within the MPC supply chain.

For information about procurement opportunities for diverse suppliers, please contact MPC at 1-888-224-4247 or e-mail us at supplierdiversity@mpccorp.com.

Because supplier diversity is important at MPC, we commit to having a supply base as diverse as our customer base. Diverse suppliers provide product and solutions with a positive impact on our business, customer relationships, the community, and overall population base.

MPC promotes diversity growth in our supplier base through the following processes:

• Work with our commodity managers to identify upcoming, non-production and production procurement opportunities,
• Identify qualified, diverse suppliers to participate in upcoming procurement opportunities,
• Screen identified diverse suppliers to determine if a match exists between suppliers' capabilities and the business requirements,
• Host supplier meetings, in which the identified supplier and commodity manager get together to discuss the specific opportunities, business requirements and supplier capabilities.

MPC defines a diverse supplier as any U.S.-based, for-profit enterprise, either public or private, classified by a third party as a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Minority Business Enterprise and/or Woman Business Enterprise. (See Diverse Supplier Classification Definitions.)

Please check to verify you're your company classifies as a diverse supplier prior to soliciting business with MPC Supplier Diversity. If you are not certain you can determine if your company meets the criteria set forth by the U.S. Small Business Administration and/or the National Minority Supplier Development Council by visiting their respective Web sites at www.sba.gov or www.nmsdcus.org.

MPC follows several minimum Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) clauses for commercial items from subcontractors. The text of these FAR sections can be found on the Federal Acquisition Regulations Web site.

Click here to go to Part 52-Solicication Provisions and Contract Clauses. Clicking on this link will open a list of all sections in Part 52. Scroll down to the links for each of the following sections:

1. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246)
2. 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans
3. 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

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