Qwest does not provide MWDVBE certification. Qwest recognizes and prefers Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certifications from affiliates of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)* and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certifications from affiliates of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)** and Service Disabled Veteran Enterprise (DVE) certifications from the Association of Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV)*. The list of preferred affiliates is below.

Qwest accepts pre-existing certification from the Small Business Administration 8(a) program, or other approved government agencies. NOTE: This list is not all inclusive – Qwest will accept certification from other agencies provided the evaluation criteria is in keeping with Qwest’s definitions of Minority-Owned Business, Woman-Owned Business and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business. Please understand that Qwest does not accept self-certification as a valid MWDVBE certification. Qwest reserves the right to not accept certification from any agency.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
*Asian Inc Supplier Clearinghouse (CPUC certification) http://www.asianinc.org/clrhouse_contact.html	800-359-7998
*Association for Service Disabled Veterans http://www.asdv.org	(202) 543-1942
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) http://www.nawbo.org/	1-800-556-2926
National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce http://www.nglcc.org	(202) 419-0440
**National Minority Supplier Development Council (Headquarters) http://www.nmsdc.org	(212) 944-2430
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization/Minority Resource Center http://osdbuweb.dot.gov	(800) 532-1169
Small Business Administration SBA 8(a) Program Region VIII http://www.sba.gov	(303) 844-0500
**Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (Headquarters) http://www.wbenc.org	(202) 872-5515
STATE LISTINGS     Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
ALABAMA
*South Region Minority Business Council http://www.srmbc.org/	(251) 471-6380
**Women’s Business Council – Gulf Coast http://www.wbcgulfcoast.org	(504) 680-6473
ALASKA
*Northwest Minority Business Council http://www.nmbc.biz	(206) 575-7748
ARIZONA
*Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.gcmsdc.org	(602) 495-9950
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West http://www.wbec-west.org	(480) 775-5162
ARKANSAS
*Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. http://www.armsdc.org	(501) 374-7026
**Women’s Business Council – Southwest http://www.wbcsouthwest.org	(817) 299-0566
CALIFORNIA
**Astra Women’s Business Alliance http://www.astrawba.org	(971) 204-0220
*Northern California Supplier Development Council http://www.ncsdc.org/	(510) 587-0636
COLORADO
**Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce http://www.cwcc.org	(303) 458-0220
*Rocky Mtn. Minority Supplier Development Council (Formerly Minority Enterprises, Inc.) http://www.rmmsdc.org	(303) 623-3037
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West http://www.wbec-west.org	(480) 775-5162
CONNECTICUT
**Center for Women and Enterprise (Northern CT) http://www.cweonline.org	(617) 536-0700
*Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.cmsdc.org	(203) 288-9744
**Women President’s Educational Organization (Southern CT) http://www.wpeo.us	(212) 688-4114
DELAWARE
*Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE http://www.msdc-panjde.org	(215) 569-1005
**Women’s Business Development Center http://www.womensbdc.org	(215) 790-9232
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
* Maryland/DC Supplier Development Council http://www.mddccouncil.org	(301) 592-6700
**Women President’s Educational Organization http://www.wpeo.us	(212) 688-4114
FLORIDA
*Florida Regional Minority Purchasing Council http://www.frmpc.org	(305) 260-9901
*NMSDC of Florida, Inc. Orlando http://www.nmsdcfl.com/	(407) 245-6062
**Women’s Business Council Gulf Coast http://www.wbcgulfcoast.org	(504) 680-6473
GEORGIA
*Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.gmsdc.org	(404) 589-4929
**Georgia Women’s Business Council (678) 904-8470 http://www.gwbc.biz	(404) 589-4929
IDAHO
* Northwest Minority Business Council http://www.nmbc.biz	(206) 575-7748
**Astra Women’s Business Alliance http://www.astrawba.org	(971) 204-0220
ILLINOIS
*Chicago Minority Business Development Council http://www.cmbdc.org	(312) 755-8880
INDIANA
*Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.irmsdc.com/	(317) 923-2110
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Southeast http://www.wbec-se.org	(866)-923-2378
IOWA
*Great Plains Minority Supplier Development Council (Western Iowa) http://www.gpmsdc.com	(402) 614-9355
*Wisconsin Supplier Development Council http://www.suppliercouncil.org	(608) 241-5858
KANSAS
**Women’s Business Development Center http://www.wbdc.org	(312) 853-3477
*Kansas Minority Supplier Council http://www.m-s-c.org	(913) 534-2704
KENTUCKY
Kentuckian Minority Business Council http://www.kmbc.biz	(502) 625-0135
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Southeast http://www.wbec-se.org	866-923-2378
LOUISIANA
*Louisiana Minority Business Council http://www.lambc.org	(504) 523-7110
**Women’s Business Council Gulf Coast http://www.wbcgulfcoast.org	(504) 680-6473
MARYLAND
*Maryland/DC Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.mddccouncil.org	(301) 592-6700
**Women President’s Educational Organization http://www.wpeo.us	(202) 872-5515
MASSACHUSETTS
**Center for Women and Enterprise http://www.cweonline.org	(617) 536-0700
*New England Minority Purchasing Council http://www.nempc.org/	(617) 578-8900
MICHIGAN
*Michigan Minority Business Development Council http://www.mmbdc.org	(313) 873-3200
**Center for Empowerment and Economic Development http://www.miceed.org	(734) 677-1400
MINNESOTA
*Minnesota Economic Development Association (MEDA) http://www.meda.net	(612) 332-6332
*Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.mmsdc.org	(612) 465-8881
MISSOURI
*Minority Supplier Council http://www.m-s-c.org	(913) 534-2704
*St. Louis Minority Business Council http://www.slmbc.org/	(314) 241-1143
MONTANA
**Astra Women’s Business Alliance http://www.astrawba.org	(971) 204-0220
*Northwest Minority Business Council http://www.nmbc.biz	(206) 575-7748
NEBRASKA
*Great Plains Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.gpmsdc.org	(402) 614-9355
NEVADA
**Astra Women’s Business Alliance http://www.astrawba.org	(971) 204-0220
*Nevada Minority Purchasing Council, Inc. http://www.nvmpc.com	(702) 894-4477
NEW HAMPSHIRE
**Center for Women and Enterprise http://www.cweonline.org	(617) 536-0700
NEW MEXICO
*Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.rmmsdc.org/	(303) 623-3037
**Women’s Business Council – Southwest http://www.wbcsouthwest.org	(817) 299-0566
NEW JERSEY / NEW YORK
*Minority Supplier Development Council of New York/New Jersey http://www.nynjmsc.org	(212) 502-5663
*Upstate New York Regional Minority Purchasing Council http://www.unyrmpci.org	(716) 871-4120
**Women President’s Educational Organization http://www.wpeo.us	(212) 688-4114
NORTH CAROLINA / SOUTH CAROLINA
*Carolinas Minority Development Council, Inc. http://www.carolinasmsdc.org	(704) 549-1000
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Southeast http://www.wbec-se.org	866-923-2378
NORTH DAKOTA / SOUTH DAKOTA
*Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA) http://www.meda.net	(612) 332-6332
*Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.mmsdc.org	(612) 465-8881
OHIO
*Northern Ohio Minority Business Council http://www.nombconline.org	(216) 621-3300
*South Central Ohio Minority Business Council http://www.scombc.com	(513) 579-3104
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Southeast http://www.wbec-se.org	866-923-2378
OKLAHOMA
*Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.omsdc.org/	(405) 767-9900
**Women’s Business Council – Southwest http://www.wbcsouthwest.org	(817) 299-0566
OREGON
**Astra Women’s Business Alliance http://www.astrawba.org	(971) 204-0220
*Northwest Minority Business Council http://www.nmbc.biz	(206) 575-7748
PENNSYLVANIA
*Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE http://www.msdc-panjde.org	(215) 569-1005
*Philadelphia Minority Business Enterprise Council http://www.phila.gov/mbec/home	(215) 686-6232
*Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council http://www.prmpc.org	(412) 391-4423
**Women’s Business Development Center http://www.womensbdc.org	(215) 790-9232
PUERTO RICO
*San Juan Supplier Development Council http://www.sdcpr.org/	(787) 759-9445
RHODE ISLAND
**Center for Women and Enterprise http://www.cweonline.org	(617) 536-0700
TENNESSEE
*Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.tmsdc.net/	(615) 259-4699
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Southeast http://www.wbec-se.org	866-923-2378
TEXAS
*Central and South Texas Minority Business Council http://www.cstmbc.org	(512) 386-8766
*Dallas/Ft. Worth Minority Business Development Council http://www.dfwmbdc.com	(214) 630-0747
*Houston Minority Business Council http://www.hmbc.org	(713) 271-7805
**Women’s Business Council – Southwest (North) http://www.wbcsouthwest.org	(817) 299-0566
**Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (South, Central ) http://www.wbea-texas.org	(713) 681-9232
UTAH
*Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.rmmsdc.org	(303) 623-3037
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West	(480) 775-5162
VIRGINIA
*Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.vmsdc.org	(804) 320-2100
**Women President’s Educational Organization http://www.wpeo.us	(202) 872-5515
VERMONT
**Center for Women and Enterprise http://www.cweonline.org	(617) 536-0700
*New England Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.nempc.org	(617) 578-8900
WASHINGTON
**Astra Women’s Business Alliance (971) 204-0220 http://www.astrawba.org
*Northwest Minority Business Council http://www.nmbc.biz	(206) 575-7748
WEST VIRGINIA
*Kentuckian Minority Business Council http://www.kmbc.biz	(502) 625-0135
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Southeast http://www.wbec-se.org	866-923-2378
WISCONSIN
*Wisconsin Supplier Development Council http://www.suppliercouncil.org	(608) 241-5858
WYOMING
*Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council http://www.rmmsdc.org/	(303) 623-3037
**Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West http://www.wbec-west.org	(480) 775-5162