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Become a Red Hat Supplier

This website contains information about Red Hat, Inc and Red Hat, Inc's subsidiaries("Red Hat") Procurement and Accounts Payable policies and practices.

Review the information and guidelines in this website. INCOMPLETE INFORMATION WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Complete the appropriate form(s) below. All vendor set-up forms, W-9's and diversity certifications must be submitted via fax number 1-919-754-3711. If you have any questions, contact the Red Hat Procurement office at purchasing@redhat.com. Red Hat will not accept unsolicited forms.

Vendors servicing Red Hat offices within the United States, Canada and Mexico:
Supplier set up form - North America (PDF)
Supplier ACH form - North America (PDF)
Vendors servicing Red Hat offices within European countries:
Supplier set up form - Europe (PDF)
Vendor servicing Red Hat offices within Asia Pacific countries:
Supplier set up form - Asia Pacific (PDF)

1. Purchase Order Requirements

A Purchase Order is required from Red Hat for all goods and services excluding office leases, utilities, accounting and legal services. Do NOT ship product or perform any services until you have received a Purchase Order number from the Red Hat Procurement office.

2. Shipping Information

Red Hat will accept and pay for only the amounts of goods and services as indicated on the applicable Purchase Order. Authorized changes to a Purchase Order must be obtained in advance, in writing. An authorized Purchase Order number must be printed on shipment label. An itemized packing list must accompany each shipment and must include:

  1. Red Hat Purchase Order number.
  2. Description of goods in line item format with corresponding quantities and prices, or a detailed description of services performed with corresponding service rates.

Outside shipper labels must include Red Hat Purchase Order number.

3. Invoice And Payment

All invoices should be submitted U.S. Mail to the following address:

Red Hat, Inc.
Attn: Accounts Payable Dept
1801 Varsity Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
  1. The Red Hat Purchase Order number must appear on any invoice for all goods and services that require a Purchase Order. If a Purchase Order number is not required, the Red Hat employee name and department requesting the service must appear on the invoice.
  2. The invoice must include the information described in Section 2 hereof. Descriptions, information and Supplier name should match the information presented on the Purchase Order. Failure to provide invoices in this manner may delay payments.
  3. Invoices for goods or services not yet delivered will not be considered to be valid invoices, unless pre-payment is agreed upon in a fully-executed agreement between Red Hat and the Supplier.

4. Accounts Payable Contact Information

Questions concerning Red Hat Accounts Payable procedures should be submitted to Maria Barillaro at mbarilla@redhat.com or by calling 919-754-4811.

5. Supplier Diversity Policy

The Red Hat Procurement mission is to purchase the highest quality, most cost-effective materials and services using the concept of Total Cost of Ownership. Total cost of ownership is comprised of quality, price, service, cost flexibility, responsiveness, reliability, lead-time and technology.

Red Hat Procurement is committed to seeking opportunities with small, women-owned, small disadvantaged, minority, disabled veteran and HUBzone business enterprises for supplying Red Hat with goods and services.

Red Hat is committed to purchasing products and services from small, women-owned, small disadvantaged, minority, disabled veteran and HUBzone suppliers. Red Hat believes strategic sourcing that includes diverse suppliers is essential for the economic success of Red Hat and the community. It is our intention to offer these businesses the opportunity to compete on an equal basis.

6. Supplier Ethics Policy

Red Hat strives to obtain lower costs in all business operation areas while requiring the highest level of business integrity in it's dealing with suppliers. This standard requires that all suppliers and the Red Hat employees who work with them should endeavor to deal honestly, ethically and fairly in these relationships. Compliance is critical to our company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics policy.

To ensure the integrity of our supplier relationships, all Red Hat suppliers are expected to acknowledge their agreement with the following code of ethics and to apply this code in all dealings with Red Hat.

Failure to sign and return the Code of Ethics certification may result in the supplier's disqualification from providing future goods or services.

"Supplier" means any company, corporation or other entity that sells, seeks to sell goods or services to Red Hat.