Supplier Diversity Program

We offer a certification program for all small, disabled, minority and women-owned companies doing business with NES. 

You must provide 1) Supplier Diversity Program Affidavit, 2) Certification Application, and 3) Certificate of Approval from a certifying agency.

Certifications from the following agencies are acceptable:

• Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise (Go-DBE)
• TN Minority Supplier Development Council (TMSDC)
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
• National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
• SBA (8a) Program Graduate
• Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
• Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
• Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA)
• Metro Transit Authority (MTA)

To certify as a small business with NES you must:

• Provide copies of income tax returns from the most recent three year period.
• The company must be independently owned and operated.
• Average annual sales cannot exceed $3,000,000 in the past three years.

Forms can be faxed to 615-747-3274 unless the notaries are embossed, in which case the affidavits must be mailed to:

NES Procurement Department

P.O. Box 24089

Nashville, TN 37202-4089

To learn more, download the Supplier Diversity Program brochure.  ¿Habla Español?  Guía de suplidores para La Compañía Electrica de Nashville.