How To Do Business With Us
How to do Business with Us
- Find out if SCE buys your products or services (See Opportunities List)*
- Make sure you have the appropriate certifications*
- Create a profile on the SCE Supplier Registration Portal*
- Begin the SCE supplier qualification process and provide technical qualifications, if necessary*
- Market your products or services to your buyer (s) and end users at SCE to create key partnerships.*
*Does not guarantee any diverse business enterprise the right to bid or receive a contract.
How to become certified
Certification allows businesses to verify that they are dealing with a genuine diverse business enterprise (DBE) as defined by General Order 156.
To be classified as a DBE, you must meet the following requirements:
Minority-Owned Business (MBE)
A business enterprise that is at least 51 percent owned by a minority individual or group (see classifications below); or in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock must be controlled by a minority individual or group. Owner(s) must be actively engaged in the management and daily operations of the firm.
Owner(s) must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident alien.
Minority classifications include African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian Pacific- American, and Native-American (American Indian, Aleut or Eskimo), and other groups (socially and economically disadvantaged as designated pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act).
Women-Owned Business (WBE)
A business enterprise that is at least 51% owned by a woman or women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51% 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 women.
Owner(s) must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident alien.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (DVBE)
Owner(s) must be veteran of the military, naval, or air service of the United States with a service-connected disability and must be a resident of the state of California.
SBA 8(a) Program Business (8(a))
A business enterprise that has met the basic requirements for admission to the 8(a) Business Development program. The basic requirements include being a small business which is unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
The certifying agencies that SCE accepts are:
- To be certified as a minority-owned or woman-owned business, contact The Supplier Clearinghouse at (800) 359-7998.
- To be certified as a minority-owned business, contact National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) at (212) 944-2430.
- To be certified as a woman-owned business, contact Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) at (202) 872-5505.
- To be certified as a disabled veteran-owned business (DVBE), contact California Procurement Division of Dept of General Services at (916) 375-4940.
- To be certified as a small business as part of the SBA 8(a) Business Development program, contact the Central Contractor Registration at (866) 606-8220.
Category Management
SCE utilizes a "Category Management" approach to procuring our goods and services. The information below describes our six Supply Management categories and their responsible managers.
| Manager | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Ferrey | IT & Telecom Materials and Services | Application Services, Software and Licenses, Infrastructure, Data Center & IT hardware and services, Consultant services, Desktop and related services, Computer Peripherals |
| Rick Park | Major Projects | Professional, Substation and Transmission Line Construction Services, Owner Engineers, Project Management, Construction Management, Project Controls, Environmental Planning & Monitoring, Expediting |
| Todd Carlson | Operations Support, CSBU, Corporate Center | Advertising & Promotional Services, Transportation, Logistics and Freight, Corporate Real Estate construction and maintenance, Solar Construction, Facilities Construction and Services, Professional Services, Legal, Training, Building Maintenance |
| Paul Coughlin | SONGS Material and Services | Power Block Outage Services, Non-Outage Power Block Services, Non Power Block Services, Large Apparatus and Engineered Product, Strategic Chemicals and Commodities |
| Jonathan Wilson | TDBU & Power Production Materials | Advanced Technology, Apparatus, Wire & Cable, Steel Structures, Pole Line Hardware, Power Production Materials, Tools, Hardware and Equipment |
| Tim Perry | TDBU & Power Production Services | Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure Installation and Replacement, Substation Construction and Maintenance, Power Production Construction and Maintenance, Civil Construction, Engineering, Planning and Design, Traffic Control, Street Lights, Carrier Solutions, Vegetation Management |
| Walt Lickteig | Operations Support, CSBU Energy Efficiency, Corporate Center | Energy Efficiency, Chemicals, Office Supplies and Event Management |
Opportunities at SCE
Our goal is to provide information about our upcoming opportunities in order to build a supplier base that represents the diversity of the communities we serve. Below is a list of material and service opportunities at SCE over the next 12 months.
| Category | Upcoming Opportunities |
|---|---|
| IT & Telecom Materials and Services | IT Hardware and Services, Office Machine Maintenance |
| Major Projects | Substation and Transmission Line Construction Services |
| Operations Support, CSBU, Corporate Center | Facilities Construction and Services, Office Supplies, Professional Services, HR Services, Chemicals and Lubricants, Electrical Services, Pest Control Services, Carpet Services and Storage/Fuel Tank Testing, · Training of retailer or other personnel, Customer contact at SCE’s Mobile Energy Unit, Event set-up, staffing and management, Field research, Direct to customer projects |
| SONGS Material and Services | Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste Services, Nuclear Power Plant Equipment (must be 10CFR50 Appendix B qualified OEM Suppliers) |
| TDBU & Power Production Materials | Control Cables and Low Voltage Transmission & Distribution Wire & Cables |
| TDBU & Power Production Services | Paving/Asphalt Maintenance Services, SWPPP/Consulting Services, Environmental Remediation Services, Underground Substructure Services, Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure Installation and Replacement, PPD Engineering & Technical Services Division, Demolition Services, Underground civil construction (i.e., DSP, Rule 20, vault replacement, etc.), Pot hole and TSP services, Electrical Engineering and Civil Design Services for Eastern Hydro Division |
If you provide materials and services that match these opportunities, please contact our Supplier Diversity and Development department at supplierdiversitydevelopment@sce.com.
Supplier Registration Portal
Register your company on our DBE Supplier Registration Portal. This portal will be used by SCE personnel when looking for diverse suppliers for upcoming bid opportunities. The information you provide will also be included in our printed "DBE Directory" that will be distributed to SCE personnel, SCE prime suppliers looking to build subcontracting programs, and other SCE external partners.
Login to create or update your profile.
DBE Directory
In order to further assist SCE personnel and prime suppliers looking to build their subcontracting programs to readily identify and to facilitate business opportunities for diverse business enterprises (DBEs), SCE Supplier Diversity and Development created the DBE Directory for distribution and use for sourcing purposes.
Whenever possible, SCE personnel and suppliers should consider inviting DBE suppliers to participate in the bidding process and/or developmental opportunities.
Capability Overview Meetings
An important part of the SCE's Supplier Diversity Program is to connect diverse business enterprises with decision makers at the Utility. This relationship is critical to better understanding our business and upcoming procurement opportunities. Our Supplier Diversity & Development team assists by facilitating capability overview meetings (PDF) with aspiring, qualified, certified DBE suppliers, Supply Operation and key business unit personnel. These capabilities overview meetings provide suppliers with the opportunity to present their company's business plan, experience, qualifications and credentials to SCE personnel responsible for procuring materials and services on behalf of Southern California Edison.
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