Buy Sterling through Hubzone Depot
Hire with confidence using Sterling background and identity verification, a First Advantage company, with screening set up through Hubzone Depot and billed against an approved order in your procurement system.

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Offers
Business & Professional Services, Medical & Laboratory Services, Safety & Security
Serves
State and local government, K-12 schools, Colleges and universities, Businesses, Nonprofits, Private equity portfolios, Real estate and property
How to buy
Your procurement system, or a quote before anything is bought
Your spend
Counts toward HUBZone and woman-owned small business goals
About Sterling
Sterling, a First Advantage company, provides background and identity verification services. Organizations in every industry use it to make faster, more confident hiring decisions and to build safer, people-first workplaces where everyone has been properly checked before starting. Its services scale from a handful of checks to large hiring programs.
Its screening is technology-enabled and backed by global fulfillment, on a platform built for speed and compliance at any scale. Employers can verify identity and run the background checks their roles require, including checks relevant to healthcare and other regulated settings. Agencies, school districts, universities and businesses use Sterling for new hires, volunteers and contractors.
Why buy Sterling through Hubzone Depot
Screening on our volume
Sterling services are priced with the leverage of Hubzone Depot's $400 million in yearly buying.
Billed against an approved order
Screening is set up on an approved order and invoiced through your procurement system.
Checks you can reconcile
Each screening ties back to an approval and a department budget.
Diverse spend credit
Sterling services through us count toward HUBZone and WBENC woman-owned goals.
What you can source from Sterling
Tell us the roles you hire for and roughly how many checks you run. We set up Sterling screening with you and send a proposal.
Business & Professional Services
Background checks and identity verification for hiring.
Medical & Laboratory Services
Screening for healthcare and other regulated roles.
Safety & Security
Verification that supports safer workplaces.
Who we serve with Sterling
State and local government
K-12 schools
Colleges and universities
Businesses
Nonprofits
Private equity portfolios
Real estate and property
Talk to us about Sterling
No RFP or RFQ needed. A list of roles and annual hiring volume is enough.
01
A reply within one business day
We confirm roles, screening types and volume.
02
Sterling pricing on our volume
Screening quoted against our annual purchasing.
03
Screening begins
Approve the order and we coordinate setup with Sterling.
Frequently asked questions
Can we use Sterling through Hubzone Depot?
Yes. We set up the screening program, send a proposal and coordinate access after approval. Tell us about your hiring.
Who owns Sterling?
Sterling is a First Advantage company.
What does Sterling verify?
Backgrounds and identities, using technology-enabled screening built for compliance.
Can Sterling checks billed through you count as diverse spend?
Yes. It is recorded as spend with a certified HUBZone and woman-owned firm.
Can you source onboarding supplies such as badges?
Yes. Our Spotbuy program can quote badge printers and supplies.