Suppliers

Through our Corporate Procurement department, we develop partnerships with a diverse group of suppliers and business partners to better serve Michigan communities. 

The suppliers we work with include: 

• Minority Business Enterprises, or MBE
• Women Business Enterprises, or WBE
• Veteran Owned Businesses, or VOB
• Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses, or SDVOB
• Persons with Disabilities
• LGBTQ

We purchase products and services in these areas:

• Health care services—Wellness and other health care programs, care management and call centers.
• Information technology—Hardware, software, contingent labor, consulting, communications and information technology services.
• Administrative services—Training, temporary help, advertising, printing and facilities management.

We also encourage our main contractors to use diverse suppliers when they work with us.

 

We help diverse suppliers succeed by:

• Hosting the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council's Project One module for businesses to network and discuss business developments.
• Promoting the value of working with diverse suppliers by sharing best practices, webinars and presentations.
• Using contracts and training programs with our subsidiaries to support our diversity goals.
• Hosting the annual Supplier Diversity Achievement Awards.
  

We've developed partnerships throughout the community with organizations like:

• Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council
• Great Lakes Women’s Business Council
• National Veteran Business Development Council
• The National Business League
• Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
• Veteran Owned Business Round Table
• Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation

 

Interested in being a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan supplier? Read more about how to apply and find out how we work with suppliers.