How to Submit Standardized Tier 2 (Supplier)

If your customer has identified your company as a Prime supplier, you are required to submit Tier 2 expenditures through their SupplierGateway portal. This article explains how to report your Tier 2 spend, review your submission, and confirm that your report has been successfully submitted.

Procedure

Step 1: Open the Tier 2 Reporting Application

Navigation

1. Log in to your SupplierGateway portal.
2. Select Submit Tier 2 Standard Reports.

Actions

1. Select the reporting period.
2. Choose one of the available reporting methods:
   • Calculate the diversity spend percentage automatically.
   • Enter the revenue percentage manually.
   • Enter the amount of diverse spend directly.

Outcome

The Tier 2 Calculator opens for data entry.

Step 2: Enter Spend by Supplier (If Available)

If your customer allows Spend by Supplier (Direct Spend) reporting:

Actions

1. Select the Add (+) icon.
2. Search for an existing supplier or manually enter supplier information.
3. Select the supplier.
4. Enter a supplier number or allow the system to generate one automatically.
5. Enter the applicable spend.

Outcome

The supplier is added to your Tier 2 report.

Note: To learn more about using the Tier 2 Calculator please review - How to use Tier 2 Calculator

Step 3: Review and Submit Your Report

Actions

1. Review all reported spend.
2. Verify any Spend by Classification or Spend by Supplier entries.
3. Select Submit.

The system displays a Reporting Confirmation window showing your reported totals.

You may either:

• Confirm and complete the submission.
• Return to update your report before submitting.

Outcome

Your Tier 2 report is submitted.

Understanding Status Icons

While reviewing supplier entries:

• Red Warning Icon – The supplier is not recognized as a diverse supplier and the spend will not be included.
• Yellow Certification Icon – The supplier's certification is approaching expiration.
• Red Certification Icon – The supplier's certification has expired. Upload an updated certification before the spend can be counted.

Confirm Your Submission

After a successful submission:

• The reporting period displays Report Already Submitted.
• The report is locked and cannot be edited.

If you discover an error after submitting:

• Contact your customer or SupplierGateway Support to request that the report be unsubmitted.
• SupplierGateway Support can unsubmit reports only for the previous reporting quarter.
• Older reporting periods must be corrected through your customer.

Additional Assistance

Select the Help (?) icon within the application to access the Knowledge Base or SupplierGateway Support.

To request assistance from the Support team, select Contact Us to submit a support request.