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Supplier Diversity

Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh is committed to the principles of equal opportunity in employment and contracting regardless of color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability status or genetic information. FHLBank Pittsburgh prohibits retaliation or reprisal against any individual who files a complaint or other concern in regard to equal opportunity in employment or contracting. 

We are proud of our efforts to improve the communities that we serve, as well as our efforts to help support: 1) minority-owned; 2) woman-owned and 3) disabled-owned businesses* either directly or indirectly. Through our Supplier Diversity Initiative, we are committed to providing minority, woman and disabled-owned businesses direct access to the purchasing decision-makers within our organization.

Once your information is received by our Purchasing Department, it will be evaluated against our needs and the capabilities of other potential suppliers. FHLBank Pittsburgh purchases a variety of products and services. Ensure that your company's offerings are on the list of Products and Services (pdf) that FHLBank Pittsburgh purchases before registering as a prospective supplier via the options below.

Process

If you are interested in becoming a supplier, please register electronically here or send an information packet including:

1. A cover letter addressed to:

Purchasing Department
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
601 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15219

For your convenience you may submit this information to FHLBank Pittsburgh via email at: Administrative Services@fhlb-pgh.com

2. Any brochures, current certification, and other information about your business.

Affiliations

The organizations which we are members of are:

Western Pennsylvania Minority Supplier Development Council (WPMSDC)
msdc.adaptone.com/wpmsdc

and

Women's Business Enterprise Council of PA, DE, and sNJ (WBEC)
www.wbecouncil.org/

*A minority business enterprise is defined as a company which is at least: (1) 51% owned, managed, or controlled by women, or by members of one or more minority groups, e.g., African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians or Pacific Islanders, or Native Americans and (2) more than 50 percent of the net profit or loss accrues to one or more minority individuals.
 A women-owned business is a business in which: (1) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control is held by one or more women; (2) more than 50 percent of the net profit or loss accrues to one or more women; and (3) a significant percentage of senior management positions are held by women
A disabled-owned business is a business in which: (1) the business is qualified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern as defined in 13 C.F.R. §125.8-125.13; or (2) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control is held by one or more persons with a disability; and (3) more than 50 percent of the net profit or loss accrues to one or more persons with a disability.

For more information regarding the definitions provided above, see 12 C.F.R. §1207.1.