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Please complete all required sections of the vendor application form and additional information if possible. The small and targeted business definitions on the bottom of this web page may be of help in competing the form.

Should you have any questions regarding the vendor application form, or need assistance in completing it, please contact our vendor desk at 515-294-8201.

On-Line Vendor Application

1. The TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER [Federal Employee Identification Number (FEIN) or Social Security Number (SSN)] is 9 numerical digits and each Number has a standard format: FEIN xx-xxxxxxx, SSN xxx-xx-xxxx.
   
   
2. If you use a SSN, the IRS requires that you include the name of the individual whose SSN has been entered.
   
   
3. The IRS requires Iowa State University to report 1099 information. This includes non-profit organizations and government agencies. List your Taxpayer Identification Number (as recorded with the IRS). Please note this form does not require that you list your tax exempt number or state identification number.
   
   
4. Sole Proprietors: You must enter your individual name (as shown on your Social Security card) on the Individual Name line. You may enter your business or "doing business as" name on the Business Name line. You may not enter only your business name. For the Taxpayer Identification Number, enter either your Social Security Number or the Federal Employer Identification Number of the business (sole proprietorship).
   
   
5. Business Name: Enter the name of the entity as it is listed with the IRS on the Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number. This name should be consistent with the name used on your other tax returns.
   
   

• Disadvantaged Business: a business that is (1) at least 51 percent owned and operated by disadvantaged individuals, or, in the case of publicly owned business at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more disadvantaged individuals, and (2) whose daily business operations are managed and directed by one or more of the disadvantaged owners. "Operated" means actively involved in the day to day management. Disadvantaged individuals include Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and other minorities, or individuals found to be disadvantaged by the Small Business Administration pursuant to Section 8 of the Small Business Reauthorization Act.
  
  
• 8(a) Business: is a firm that is a small business, unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are of good character and citizens of the United States. For further information refer to http://www.sba.gov/certifications.
  
  
• HUBZone Business: is a business concern that is small, located in a "historically underutilized business zone" (HUBZone), owned and controlled by one or more U.S. Citizens, and at least 35% of its employees reside in a HUBZone. For further information refer to http://www.sba.gov/certifications.
  
  
• Labor Surplus Area: means a geographical area identified by the Department of Labor in accordance with 20 CFR part 654, subpart A, as an area of concentrated unemployment or underemployment or an area of labor surplus.
  
  
• Minority-Owned Business: a business that is (1) at least 51 percent owned and operated by one or more minority individuals, or, in the case of publicly owned business at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more minority individuals; and (2) whose daily business operations are managed and directed by one or more of the minority owners. "Operated" means actively involved in the day to day management.
  
  
• Minorities: include the groups with the following ethnic origins: African, Asian Pacific, Asian Subcontinent, Hispanic, Native Alaskan, Native American, and Native Hawaiian.
  
  
• Rural Small Business: a small business as described above, where the principal place of business, production, or manufacture occurs in a rural area or rural small town as identified by the SBA.
  
  
• Small Business: a business concern that is organized for profit, is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bigger, and meets size standards as prescribed by SBA (13 CFR Part 121).
  
  
• Woman-Owned Business: a business that is (1) at least 51 percent owned and operated by a woman or women, or, in the case of publicly owned business at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more women; and (2) whose daily business operations are managed and directed by one or more of the women owners. "Operated" means actively involved in the day to day management.
  
  

• Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, a record of physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, or being regarded as an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual.
  
  
• Iowa Small Business means any enterprise which is located in the state of Iowa, which is operated for profit and under a single management, and which has either fewer than twenty employees or an annual gross income of less than three million dollars computed as an average of the three preceding fiscal years.
  
  
• Minority Person means a person who is: Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan Native American.
  
  
• Targeted Small Business means a small business where the principal place of business, production, or manufacture occurs in Iowa, which is fifty one percent (51%) owned, operated, and actively managed by one or more women, minority persons, or persons with a disability provided the business meets all of the following requirements: (1) is located in Iowa; (2) is operated for profit; (3) has an annual gross income of less than three million dollars computed as an average of the three preceding fiscal years.