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The Supplier Diversity Program works to ensure that we are creating policies and programs that increase access to City contracts for historically underrepresented businesses in City contracting including minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and other diverse businesses.

City of Cambridge provides an annual Supplier Diversity Fair connecting buyers from local and regional companies with small, diverse vendors.

Small, local, and diverse businesses are invited to meet buyers from City departments at the 2025 Cambridge Supplier Diversity Fair.

Cambridge hosts its annual Supplier Diversity Fair with buyers from all City departments. Diverse businesses are invited to attend.

CDD supports supplier diversity as a way for diverse businesses (minority-owned / LGBTQ+ owned / disability-owned / veteran-owned / woman-owned) to grow and succeed. Event highlight is the Cambridge Supplier Diversity Fair co-hosted by MIT on Tuesday, October 5, 2023.

Cambridge hosts its 4th Annual Supplier Diversity Fair with buyers from City departments and invites minority-, LGBTQ+, women, veterans and businesses owned by people with disabilities to participate.

Businesses owned by people from minority groups, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, women, and veterans are invited to attend the Fair to connect with City buyers.

As part of the City’s Supplier Diversity Program, the Community Development and Purchasing Departments are hosting a three-part workshop series for business owners who are interested in learning more about the City’s procurement process. Workshops are aimed at demystifying the procurement process for business owners in three sections – small contracts, invitations to bid and written quotes, and request for proposals. Businesses are encouraged to come to one or all the workshops.

This page provides an overview to the City of Cambridge's procurement process for different purchases.

This free virtual session is open to businesses across the region who are interested in procurement opportunities to share strategies, troubleshoot challenges, and network.