Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP)
Technical Assistance Guidelines

Requirements to Access SP Technical Assistance:

• Company must be a member of SP
• Company must have a contract with a MEP center prior to technical assistance start date
• Company must agree to participate in 2 Workshop update surveys at 6 months and 1 year.

If you are an automotive supplier and would like to access a SP workshop for your facility:

Company steps are outlined in GREEN.

NOTE:  Step 1 may occur at any time up to Step 4. 

Step 1.  Supplier must be a SP Member

Step 2.  Supplier contacts MMTC - Mike Coast (mcoast@mmtc.org), to identify appropriate MEP center (anywhere in US)

Step 3. MMTC will notify local MEP center of supplier interest in participating in workshop

Step 4. MEP center will send SP workshop contract with confidentiality agreement, including SP membership application to supplier

Step 5. Local MEP center will contact supplier to schedule workshop within XX days, after contract is signed and membership of SP is confirmed

Step 6. Conduct workshop

Step 7. Confidential facility report is sent to MMTC for aggregation

Step 8. MMTC sends aggregate data to SP Board Members quarterly.

If you are a member of SP and would like to access a SP workshop for your supplier(s):

Company steps are outlined in GREEN.

Step 1.  Company identifies appropriate sub-tiers supplier(s) for workshop

Step 2.  Company sends letter (provided by SP) to identified suppliers, encouraging participation. Letter will include: benefits of SP workshop, SP membership information and contact information for MMTC / Mike Coast.

Step 3.  Company sends list of approved sub-tier suppliers with contact information to MMTC

Step 4.  MMTC and Company will work together to encourage supplier to participate.

Step 5.  MMTC will organize and arrange with local MEP centers to contact suppliers

Step 6. MMTC center will send SP workshop contract with confidentiality agreement, including SP membership application.

Step 7.  Local MEP center will contact supplier to schedule workshop within XX days after contract is signed and SP membership confirmed. Company will be contacted regarding supplier workshop confirmation.

Step 8. Conduct workshop

Step 9. Facility report is sent to MMTC for aggregation

Step 10. MMTC sends aggregate data to SP Board Members quarterly

NOTE: EPA has authorized NIST MEP and the MMTC to provide $2,500 workshop funding assistance to any small and mid-size SP members as authorized (Group IV, V and VI).  MMTC has authority to extend funding assistance on behalf of EPA.