Suppliers

Procurement principles

Osage Group and its sister entities procure goods and services on three standing principles: technical and commercial competence first; Indigenous-owned business preference where requirements are equally met; and full transparency on beneficial ownership through Osage ID identity diligence at onboarding.

Indigenous-owned business preference

Where two or more suppliers meet the technical, commercial, and ethical requirements of a procurement at substantially equal cost, preference is given to suppliers owned and operated by members of federally recognised tribal nations and by Indigenous-led co-operatives. Verification is by self-attestation supported by tribal-citizenship documentation and (where applicable) the supplier’s registered status with the National Minority Supplier Development Council or an equivalent body in the supplier’s jurisdiction.

Code of conduct for suppliers

Suppliers under contract with any entity in the ecosystem confirm at onboarding that they:

• Comply with applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption law in every jurisdiction in which they operate.
• Pay employees lawfully; observe applicable workplace-safety and non-discrimination law.
• Do not source from operations associated with documented forced labour, child labour, or armed-conflict resource extraction.
• Hold customer and partner data on the same KMS-only posture observed throughout the ecosystem; no plaintext credentials in any system that touches our data.
• Do not depict, license, or commercialise Osage Nation regalia, songs, dances, or sacred materials in any goods supplied to the ecosystem.

Onboarding

New supplier inquiries: [email protected]. The standard onboarding cycle runs 30 to 60 days, depending on the complexity of the engagement and the diligence required.