Verizon doesn't have anything called a "Direct Vendor Status".
"Does supplier registration make me a “preferred” or approved supplier?
No. Registration in Verizon’s Supplier Database does not certify a firm as a “preferred” or “approved” supplier. Registration gives us access to your company’s information. We will use the information in the database as a source of potential suppliers to consider when an appropriate opportunity arises in our sourcing process."
"Does supplier registration guarantee an award of a Verizon contract or placement on a bid list?
No. Supplier registration does not guarantee business with Verizon or any other Verizon affiliates or subsidiaries. Registration also does not obligate Verizon to place any supplier on a bidders list. Registration gives us access to your company’s information. We will use the information in the database as a source of potential suppliers to consider when an appropriate opportunity arises in our sourcing process."
The direct vendor nonsense was just more pumping from Cellucci.
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