It really speaks to the examination of scorecards and what that scorecard might look like. Does that include some experiential evidence, and that would be scored, some diversity evidence, and that would be scored and weighted? Then overall, ensure there is a component that says, “Well, we're new suppliers and with little experience”, and maybe they become VIP, in that you have a procurement officer who works with them in a proactive way to usher their bona fide contracts through the process.
On December 12th, 2017. See this statement in context.