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chapter 1
compliance with statutory policies

Achievements in Supplier Diversity have been recognized by leading publications and organizations, including Minority BusinessNews USA and DiversityBusiness.com, which ranked the Postal Service fourth among public sector entities in promoting multicultural business opportunities. The Postal Service was nominated as "Corporation of the Year" and named "Advocate of the Year" by the National Minority Supplier Development Council Maryland/District of Columbia affiliate.

The result of these efforts has created exciting new opportunities to grow the marketplace by aligning Postal Service business objectives more closely with diverse customers. This has resulted in contract commitments reaching well over $3.4 billion with small business, $344 million with minority businesses, and $577 million in contracts with woman-owned businesses.