Our Expectations
We are looking for suppliers who:
- Take their time to understand how their products and services can directly benefit our supply chain and support delivering safe and reliable gas to our customers
- Share our commitment to performance excellence in terms of safety, quality, cost and performance
- Maintain strong financial health and continuously focus on improving affordability and efficiency for our customers
- Share insights and knowledge to help us all all better manage our businesses and deliver best-value solutions
- Operate professionally and respectfully, upholding ethical business practices
- Most importantly, look towards the future with us, applying what we learn together as we invest in technologies that will help us deliver the utility of the future
It takes both of us – SoCalGas and our suppliers – working together to be successful.
Requirements
We strive to do business with suppliers that can meet our supply chain requirements. The following are minimum requirements that our prospective suppliers are required to meet. These requirements may change from time to time.
Legally Registered
Must have a legal entity, business license and all state/federal business requirements met to do business with us. Suppliers must meet requirements for all services, materials, and products they supply.
Established Business
Prospective suppliers should be in business for at least one year and have other satisfied customers.
Financial Stability
Prospective suppliers need to have good financial standing. From time to time we may review the credit rating and financially stability of suppliers.
Insurance Requirements
Prospective suppliers must have full insurance coverage compatible with the risks of their business. We determine the insurance coverage required in relation to our contracts.
Our Partnership
For suppliers to be awarded continuing business, we may have additional programs they must participate in.
Safety Program
We believe that safety is paramount and should be built into a product or service. Our suppliers are expected to be able to demonstrate their safety programs and should adopt methods to ensure safety means and methods are part of every process. To assist in this area, we utilize ISNetworld to collect and process your safety data. Participation in ISNetworld is mandatory for all of our suppliers. More information about ISNetworld can be found on their website.
Where Do You Begin?
If you are a supplier that has never done business with us before and you are interested in doing business with us, please let us know by completing a form in Contact Us. Be sure to include a capabilities statement tailored to our needs that includes: your company information; business description; number of years in business; facility location; geographic area covered; experience; and previous and current clients for whom you have done similar work. Once you complete the form, your company’s information will be shared with the appropriate groups and, if it is deemed appropriate, your company may be included in a Request for Information (RFI) or an Request for Proposal (RFP) when one requiring your company’s expertise arises.
If your company is a Diverse Business Entity, please review information provided by Supplier Diversity.
Systems We Use
- SAP Ariba - Used to run sourcing events that suppliers and potential suppliers can participate in; Vendor Record Management; contract management, and invoice receiving/processing.
- SAP - Alternative invoice receiving/processing for specific contracts.
- ISNetworld - A system used to gather information related to our safety program.