The University is a state-supported research university located in Kentucky's largest metropolitan area. It was a municipally supported
public institution for many decades prior to joining the university system in 1970. The University has three (3) campuses. The 287-acre
Belknap Campus is three (3) miles from downtown Louisville and houses eight (8) of the university's twelve (12) colleges and schools.
The Health Sciences Center (HSC) is situated in downtown Louisville's medical complex and houses the university's health-related
programs and the University Hospital. The 243-acre Shelby-Hurst Campus located in eastern Jefferson County.
1.2. Mission Statement
The University pursues excellence and inclusiveness in its work to educate and serve its community through:
o Teaching diverse undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to develop engaged citizens, leaders, and scholars;
o Practicing and applying research, scholarship, and creative activity, and;
o Providing engaged service and outreach that improve the quality of life for local and global communities.
The University is committed to achieving preeminence as a premier anti-racist metropolitan research university.
1.3. Vision Statement
The University will be recognized as a great place to learn, a great place to work, and a great place in which to invest because we
celebrate diversity, foster equity, and strive for inclusion.
1.4. Supplier Diversity and Procurement
The University is committed to serve as an advocate for diverse businesses in their efforts to conduct business. Minority Owned and
Woman Owned Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) consist of minority, women, disabled, veteran, and disabled veteran owned business
firms that are at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and operated by an individual(s) of the categories. Also included in this category
are disabled business enterprises and non-profit work center for the blind and severely disabled.
The University is committed to increasing the amount of goods and services acquired from businesses owned and controlled by diverse
persons. The University expects its suppliers to support and assist in this effort.
Among the University's goals for MBE/WBE participation in procurement are:
o To ensure the absence of barriers that reduce the participation of diverse suppliers.
o Educate suppliers on "how to do business" with the University.
o Support diverse suppliers seeking to do business with the University in the areas of goods, services, construction, and other
areas of procurement.
o Encourage participation of qualified diverse suppliers by directing them to agencies that can benefit from their product or
service.
o Provide resources for diverse suppliers.
o Sponsor events to assist diverse suppliers in becoming active, responsible, and responsive participants in the University's
procurement opportunities.
For additional information regarding how diverse suppliers may participate in this RFP, submit any questions to the Contract
Administrator as indicated in Section 4.4 by the deadline for written questions date. Question Deadline 09/25/2024 at 3:00 PM ET All communication with the University regarding this RFP shall ONLY be directed to the contracting officer Stephen McMillin Stephen.mcmillin@louisville.edu University of Louisville, Procurement Services 2215 S Brook St. Louisville, KY 40292
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