Deloitte is one of the largest professional services firms in the world, and almost none of its outside spend goes to the consulting work you read about. It goes to the things that keep a firm that size running: technology, staffing and contract talent, facilities, marketing, travel, print, and the long tail of subcontracted services on client engagements. That spend is where a small or diverse business can actually get in.
The honest version first. In February 2025, Deloitte US announced it would sunset its workforce and business aspirational diversity goals, its DEI Transparency Report, and its DEI programming, following the federal executive order on DEI in government contracting. Deloitte is a large federal contractor, so the change was partly about protecting that book of business. What that did not do is shut down vendor registration. The firm still buys from outside suppliers, still registers small and veteran-owned vendors through its Government and Public Services arm, and still asks vendors for diversity and small-business certifications during onboarding. The label moved. The procurement machinery did not.
So the question to ask in 2026 isn't "does Deloitte have a supplier diversity program." It's "where do I register, and what makes me easy to buy from." Here's the path.
Where you actually registerDeloitte does not buy through one universal portal. The entry point that matters most for a small or diverse business is the GPS Vendor Connect portal, run by Deloitte's Government and Public Services (GPS) practice. GPS is the part of Deloitte that serves federal, state, local, and higher-education clients, and it carries small-business subcontracting obligations that come with federal work. That obligation works in your favor. When Deloitte wins a federal contract above the subcontracting threshold, it has to submit a small-business subcontracting plan with targets to hit, and it needs registered small and diverse vendors to hit them. A certified small business that's already in the system is the easy answer to a problem Deloitte has to solve on every large federal award.
The relevant office historically operated as the Office of Small Business and Supplier Diversity Programs, and now sits within GPS as the small-business and supplier programs function. You register as a prospective supplier through GPS Vendor Connect at vendorconnect.gps.deloitte.com. The firm describes the online registration as a short process, on the order of ten minutes for the initial profile. That ten minutes gets you into the system. It does not get you a contract.
If you supply the broader firm rather than government engagements, Deloitte routes other categories of vendors through separate procurement and contract-talent portals. Start with GPS Vendor Connect if you hold federal small-business or diversity certifications, because that's where the registration most directly maps to a buying need.
Which certifications still helpRegistering as "diverse" without a third-party certification carries little weight at a firm this size. Deloitte, like most large buyers, treats a self-declaration as a starting point and a certification as proof. The certifications worth holding before you register:
- NMSDC (MBE) for minority-owned businesses, the most widely recognized corporate minority certification.
- WBENC (WBE) for women-owned businesses, the standard most Fortune 500 buyers expect.
- NGLCC (LGBTBE) for LGBTQ-owned businesses.
- Disability:IN (DOBE) for disability-owned businesses.
- Veteran certification through the SBA's Veteran Small Business Certification for VOSB and SDVOSB status.
On the GPS side, the federal small-business categories carry direct weight because they feed Deloitte's subcontracting reporting: 8(a), WOSB and EDWOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone. If you're registered in SAM.gov with these designations, say so in your Vendor Connect profile. A prime contractor with subcontracting goals is actively looking for vendors in exactly these categories.
One practical note after the 2025 shift. Deloitte's federal-facing procurement leans on the certifications that map to federal small-business rules, because those are tied to contract compliance rather than to a discretionary diversity goal. If you have to choose where to spend your certification effort first, the federal small-business and veteran certifications are the most durable bet for selling into Deloitte's government work.
If you're not sure which certifications you qualify for, that's the part to settle before you register anywhere. CertifyAll takes your business details once and handles the filings across the agencies you qualify for, so you're not running each application separately.
What "registered" actually buys youA completed Vendor Connect profile makes you findable. It does not make you funded. Large-firm procurement is relationship-led under a layer of process, and the suppliers who win are the ones a Deloitte buyer or engagement lead already has a reason to call.
Two realistic paths in:
Tier 1, direct. You sell a service Deloitte's internal teams or engagements need, and you respond to a request for quote or request for information that comes through the portal. This is more common in defined categories like staffing, contract IT talent, niche technical services, and event or marketing support than it is in core advisory work.
Tier 2, subcontracting. This is often the faster door for a small diverse firm. When Deloitte primes a large federal contract, it subcontracts pieces of the work, and your certified status helps Deloitte report diverse and small-business subcontracting spend. You don't need Deloitte to hire you directly. You need to be on the radar of the Deloitte engagement teams and the other primes that staff those contracts. Registration plus a tight capability statement plus a NAICS code that matches the work is what gets you considered.
How to make yourself easy to buy fromRegistration is table stakes. These are the things that move a profile from "in the system" to "called":
- Match your NAICS codes to real Deloitte buying categories. If your codes say facilities and Deloitte's need is cybersecurity staffing, the system won't surface you. Pick codes that reflect what you actually deliver and what large professional-services and government engagements buy.
- Write a capability statement that names outcomes, not adjectives. Past performance with comparable buyers, the specific services, contract vehicles you can work under, and your certifications. A buyer scanning a list reads the proof, not the mission statement.
- Keep your SAM.gov registration active if you're chasing the GPS government work. An expired SAM registration drops you out of consideration for federal subcontracting regardless of how good your Vendor Connect profile looks.
- Have your certifications current and uploaded. A lapsed MBE or WBE certification is the same as not having one when a buyer is filtering.
Treat Deloitte the way you'd treat any enterprise buyer. Registration takes an afternoon. Getting bought takes months to a year, and it usually starts with a single subcontract or a small defined-scope engagement rather than a large award. The firms that break through register early, keep their certifications and SAM record clean, and stay visible to the engagement teams and primes who do the actual hiring on the work.
Deloitte is one buyer. The same registration discipline, certifications current, NAICS matched, capability statement tight, opens doors at every large corporate program. Our corporate program directory lists the companies running active supplier programs and what each one accepts, so you can register where your certifications already qualify you. If you want to be found by buyers rather than only chasing them, list your business in our supplier directory so procurement teams searching for diverse vendors can see you.
For the broader playbook on getting into these programs and standing out once you're registered, read how to get into corporate supplier diversity programs.
