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Diverse
Supplier Definitions
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For the purpose of Southwest Gas’ Supplier Diversity
Program, the following definitions shall apply:
Minority-Owned Business:
A business enterprise that is at least 51 percent owned by a minority
individual or group(s); or, in the case of any publicly owned business,
at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more minority
groups, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled
by one or more of those individuals. Minority includes, but it is not
limited to, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian
Pacific Americans and other groups.
Women-Owned Business:
A business enterprise that is at least 51 percent owned by a woman or
women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent
of the stock of which is owned by one or more women, and whose management
and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of those
individuals.
Black Americans:
Persons having origins in black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic Americans:
All persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American,
Caribbean and other Spanish culture or origin.
Native Americans:
Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America
or the Hawaiian Islands, in particular American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts
and Native Hawaiians.
Asian Pacific Americans:
Persons having origins in Asia or the Indian subcontinent, including,
but not limited to, persons from Japan, China, the Philippines, Vietnam,
Korea, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific, Northern
Marianas, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Other Groups:
Whose members are found to be disadvantaged by the Small Business Administration
pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act as amended [15 U.S.C.
637 (d)] or the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 5 of Executive
Order 111625.
DVBE:
A disabled veteran business enterprise: sole proprietorship at least
51 percent owned by one or more disabled veterans or, in the case of
a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned
by one or more disabled veterans; a subsidiary which is wholly owned
by a parent corporation, but only if at least 51 percent of the voting
stock of the parent corporation is owned by one or more disabled veterans;
or a joint venture in which at least 51 percent of the joint venture’s
management and control and earnings are held by one or more disabled
veterans.
The management and control of the daily business operations
are by one or more disabled veterans. The disabled veterans who exercise
management and control are not required to be the same disabled veterans
as the owners of the business concern.
It is a sole proprietorship, corporation, or partnership
with its home office located in the United States, which is not a
branch or subsidiary of a foreign corporation, foreign firm, or other
foreign-based business.
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