Supplier Diversity

We encourage qualified businesses to take advantage of current supplier opportunities.

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Supplier diversity is one of Georgia Power's major corporate goals. The company's initiatives are designed to provide solid business opportunities for small and diverse businesses (including minority, woman, HUBZone, veteran and service disabled veteran). In 2006, Georgia Power spent a record $246 million, or 15.5 percent of its total procurement dollars, with diverse businesses.

Among the awards received by the company for its commitment to supplier diversity are the following:

• SBA Francis Perkins Vanguard National Corporation of the Year award in 2006
• Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council CEO of the Year to Mike Garrett In 2006
• Georgia Women's Business Council Corporation of the Year in 2006
• Women's Enterprise USA Magazine Top 100 Women in Supplier Diversity to Melissa Evans in 2006
• Georgia Power has received multiple Minority Advocate of the Year awards

Georgia Power actively seeks small and diverse businesses that offer quality goods and professional services. Our goal is to promote economic growth and prosperity of the communities we serve and to have a supplier base representative of our customer base.

We continually take steps to provide solid business opportunities to these suppliers, to maximize their participation in the procurement process and to widen the pool of high-quality suppliers of materials and services that the company needs.