Overview

Pacific Life seeks to provide opportunity for and partner with diverse-owned businesses. A natural extension of our commitment to enhance an internal culture that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, the Supplier Diversity program embodies Pacific Life’s Core Values while enabling us to remain competitive and provide our clients and customers with exceptional products and services.

Supplier Eligibility

To be recognized as a diverse supplier, certification by a recognized third-party certifier is encouraged but not required. Recognized certifying organizations include:

• Certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), defined as a for-profit enterprise that is physically located in the United States or its trust territories and is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a minority or minorities. These groups include:
  • African Americans
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Native Americans
  • Asian-Pacific Americans
  • Asian-Indian Americans
• Certified by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC)
• Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), defined as a for-profit enterprise that is physically located in the United States or its trust territories and is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by one or more women
• Certified by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) as LGBTQIA, defined as a business that is at least 51% owned, operated, managed, and controlled by an LGBTQIA person or persons who are either U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents
• Certified by the National Veteran Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) as a Veteran’s Business Enterprise (VBE)
• Certified by the California Department of General Services as a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), defined as a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more disabled veterans and daily operations are managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans. For certification purposes, a “disabled veteran”:
  • Is a veteran of the U.S. military service; and
  • Must have a service-connected disability of at least 10% or more; and
  • Must reside in California
• Certified by the US Business Leadership Network Disability Supplier Diversity Program (USBLN DSDP)

If you represent a diverse-owned supplier operating within one or more of our purchase categories, we invite you to register with us. Upon completing the registration your firm’s information will be added to our supplier database for consideration for future business opportunities by our Enterprise Procurement professionals. Please note that registering is not a guarantee of future business with Pacific Life.

We strongly encourage our existing diverse supplier-partners to update their Diversity status within our Coupa Supplier Portal, if applicable.

Pacific Life’s Supplier Diversity Program supports and complies with California Senate Bill 534. Global Procurement Solutions is the primary resource and point of contact for vetting, sourcing, and maintaining mutually-beneficial partnerships with diverse suppliers.

For questions about our Supplier Diversity program, e-mail SupplierDiversity@PacificLife.com.