SWAM
Small, Woman-Owned, and Minority Businesses
Please take time to read the College's 2009-2010 Plan for Participation by Small Businesses and Businesses Owned by Women and Minorities (pdf).
Quick access to the College of William and Mary's Facilities Management Planning, Design and Construction Division.
New SWaM Vendors:
COSH Healthcare provides laboratory, medical, and scientific equipment as well as supplies and furniture. Contact Ron Shinault at 800-822-COSH or email ron@cosh-healthcare.net.
CAMCOMM are experts in network environments providing engineering services for fiber optic technologies, data systems and supervisory/telemetry systems. They offer 24 hour support and on and offsite maintenance services in addition to assisting customers with configuring customized information and communications infrastructure. Contact Sherry Embrey at 703-204-1520 or email Sherry.embrey@cam-comm.com.
Four Season-Recycling and Trading buys and sells recyclable materials, provides free waste audits and consultations, innovative and green waste solutions, and recycling equipment and balers. Contact Wanda McGee at 804-339-4964 or email wanda@fourseasonsrecycling.com.
Millennium Energy Consultants, LLC provides telecommunications support such as installation of voice/data cabling, jacks, fiber optics, and phone installations and moves. Please contact Francis Moxey at 443-451-5033 or visit the website at www.millenniumenergyconsultants.com.
Neta Scientific, Inc. provides laboratory equipment and supplies. Contact Branetta Toatley at 609-265-8210 or branetta@netascientific.com for additional information.
Green Duck Compostable & Biodegradable Goods provides food containers made from sugarcane, compostable food packaging and cups, cutlery made from plants, and clear cups and food containers made from corn. Contact Jocelyn Tice at 804-240-8751 or visit www.shopgreenduck.com.
K&L Services, LLC provides floor finishing services including UDU coating for hard floors and tile sealant and grout bonding processes. Contact Susan Lund Kovitch at 757-465-5931 for additional information.
Scaffolding Solutions, LLC provides fully erected, turnkey elevated work platform access for all types of construction projects, industrial operations, and staging applications. For additional information, contact Mike Kroupa at 757-494-1067 or visit the website at www.scaffoldingsolutions.com.
SWaM information for W&M eVA users:
The Commonwealth of Virginia's DMBE (Department of Minority Business Enterprise) currently has certified 19,120 SWaM businesses.
A woman-owned business enterprise is a business concern in which at least 51percent of the business is owned by one or more women who are U.S. citizens or legal resident aliens. A minority-owned business enterprise is a business concern in which at least 51 percent of the business is owned by one or more minorities. For the purpose of the SWaM Program, all certified minority-owned and woman-owned businesses are also small business enterprises.
Registration/Certification Opportunities:
The following links are provided to assist SWAM vendors in registering on the vendor database of the Commonwealth of Virginia which is used by the College of William and Mary:
- SWaM certification: http://www.DMBE.state.va.us
- eVA registration and information on current solicitations: http://www.eva.virginia.gov
For more information regarding SWAM businesses, contact :
Nancy Rowe, VCO
SWaM Diversity Champion
Office of Procurement
757-221-7636
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