Cargill Supplier Diversity Definitions
Cargill requires minority, women, and small businesses to be certified as such, unless not required by the Small Business Administration for government contracts.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to Minority-Owned businesses that are certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).
To learn more about certification through NMSDC, contact:
National Minority Supplier Development Council
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10018
(212) 944-2430
As defined by the NMSDC, a Minority-Owned business is a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, physically located in the United States or its trust territories, which is owned, operated and controlled by minority group members. Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51 percent ownership, which means that at least 51 percent is owned, controlled, and managed by one or more such individuals or, in the case of publicly owned businesses, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned, controlled, and managed by one or more such individuals. Further, those minority group members control the management and daily operations. "Minority group members" are United States citizens who are:
• Asian-Pacific: A U.S. citizen whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas.
• Black: A U.S. citizen having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
• Hispanic: A U.S. citizen of trueborn Hispanic heritage, from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean Basin only.
• Native American: A person who is an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States and proof can be provided through a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (i.e., tribal registry letter, tribal roll register number).
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to Women-Owned businesses that are either:
Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).To learn more about certification through WBENC, contact:
Women's Business Enterprise National Council
1120 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 950
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 872-5515
Meet the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) definitions of a Women-Owned Business
To learn more about classification as a Women-Owned, contact:
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA
The Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) defines Women-Owned Businesses as follows as a business which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to Women-Owned Small Businesses that meet the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) definitions of a Women-Owned Business and provide a signed written statement to that effect.
To learn more about classification as a Women-Owned Small Business, contact:
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) defines Women-Owned Small Businesses as follows as a small business which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to Small Businesses that meet the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) definition of a Small Business and provide a signed written statement to that effect.
To learn more about classification as a Small Business, contact:
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA
The Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) defines Small Business as a business, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a Small Business under criteria in 13 CFR, part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.
Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to SDBs certified by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA).
To learn more about certification through SBA, contact:
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA
www.sba.gov
An SDB is a small business concern that is:
• Identified, on the date of the representation, as a certified SDB in the database maintained by SBA (on Central Contractor Register (CCR))—formally Pro-Net
• No material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its certification.
Please note that the category of SDB encompasses SBA 8(a) firms (13 C.F.R. 104).
Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to HUBZone Small Businesses certified by SBA.
To learn more about certification through SBA, contact:
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA
www.sba.gov
A firm can be found to be a qualified HUBZone concern, if it meets each of these criteria:
• The company must also be a Small Business (as defined below); located in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (as defined at www.sba.gov/hubzone)
• Owned and controlled by one or more U.S. Citizens
• Have at least 35 percent of its employees residing in a HUBZone.
SBA must certify HUBZone Small Businesses and place names on the SBA List (13 C.F.R. 126). See https://eweb1.sba.gov/hubzone/internet/.
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to Veteran-Owned Small Businesses that meet the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) definition of a Veteran-Owned Small Business and provide a signed written statement and proof of this status.
To learn more about classification as a Veteran-Owned Small Business, contact:
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA
www.sba.gov
Veteran-Owned Small Business means a small business:
• The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
The Cargill Supplier Diversity Initiative is open to Service-Disable Veteran-Owned Small Businesses that meet the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) definition of a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and provide a signed written statement and proof of this status.
To learn more about classification as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, contact:
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA
www.sba.gov
or
Association for Service Disabled Veterans
www.asdv.org
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business means a small business:
• The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.
Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101 (16).
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
A Historically Black College or University is defined as an institution as determined by the Secretary of Education to meet the requirements of 34 CFR Section 608.2. The term also means any nonprofit research institution that was an integral part of such a college or university before November 14, 1986.
• Meet the Defense Acquisition Regulation’s definition of a Minority Institution and provide a signed written statement and proof of this status. (Applies only to Department of Defense, NASA, and Coast Guard).
A Minority Institution is defined as an institution that meets the requirements of Section 1046(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135d-5(3)). The term also includes Hispanic serving institutions as defined in Section 316(b)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(1)).