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Office of Supplier Diversity

Minority Business Trade Shows

FREE VENDOR TRAINING

The 3rd Thursday of Each Month

The Polk County Purchasing Division is now offering a FREE "HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH POLK COUNTY" training session to all interested vendors. This training explains the bidding process from start to finish and is offered on the 3rd Thursday of each month. To reserve your seat, please complete the information form on the Purchasing Web page:

www.polk-county.net/county_offices/purchasing

Mission Statement
To serve the Minority Business Community of Polk County by providing the best possible information, technology and outreach available in order to develop and grow our community.

Duties and Responsibilities of Polk County's OSD

What we do

The Office of Supplier Diversity is responsible for working with County agencies and Women and Minority Business community of Polk County in the following capacities:

ADVOCACY - To serve as an advocate for County agencies and the Women and Minority Business Community of Polk County for business throughout the Board of County Commissioners.

COMPLIANCE - To work as a compliance institution to insure the utilization of Women and Minority Vendors in contracting with the Board of County Commissioners..

OUTREACH - To serve as an outreach facilitator to educate and inform our WMBE's of class and opportunities that will help to grow their businesses.

We work to educate and inform our WMBE's of classes and opportunties.

Steps to Doing Business with Polk County's OSD

Become certified with the State of Florida's Office of Supplier Diversity (click here).
Register with Polk County's Office of Supplier Diversity by completing a vendor application.
Attend our seminars and meetings listed on our Calendar of Events.

In an effort to better serve you, please submit the Vendor Information form. ( click here).

If you encounter any problems, please call our office at 863-534-5979.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.