Microsoft is committed to helping small and diverse businesses succeed and grow. We purposefully contract as much business as practical to small and diverse organizations, with the goal of contracting at least 23 percent to small businesses. In addition, we have established the following small business diversity subcontracting goals:
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Type of small business
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Target percentage of Microsoft subcontracts
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| HUBZone |
Three percent |
| Minority-owned |
Five percent |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned |
Three percent |
| Veteran-owned |
Three percent |
| Woman-owned |
Five percent |
Microsoft vendors are obligated to provide the maximum practical opportunity for the above diverse business concerns to participate in supporting Microsoft contracts.
Required Quarterly Reports
Vendors must report the amount of money spent on behalf of Microsoft (Tier 2 direct) with minority-owned, woman-owned, or veteran-owned business enterprises (MWVBE), small disadvantaged businesses, and HUBZone small businesses. When direct subcontracting to diverse businesses is not practical, vendors will allocate and report their overall diverse subcontractor costs (Tier 2 indirect). The costs should be prorated, based on percentage of revenue method.
Quarterly Tier 2 reports are not required if the vendor qualifies as a small business as defined under the current Small Business Administration Table of Size Standards.
Please use the Microsoft Tier 2 report template when preparing your reports. Microsoft must receive your report by the last business day of the month that follows the end of each quarter, as illustrated in the following table.
Microsoft Fiscal Year
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Quarter
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Months
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Report Due
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| First quarter |
July–September |
October 31 |
| Second quarter |
October–December |
January 31 |
| Third quarter |
January–March |
April 30 |
| Fourth quarter |
April–June |
July 31 |
Quarterly Tier 2 Reporting Links
