Doing Business with the Comptroller

M/WBE Opportunities

Contracting Opportunities with New York City-Certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises

The New York City Comptroller’s Office is committed to the success of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE).  In November 2019, the City’s Procurement Policy Board (PPB) Rules were amended to allow for direct purchases of goods, services and construction from City-certified M/WBEs up to $500,000. Effective June 3, 2023, the method’s threshold was raised to $1 million. Effective December 19, 2023, the method’s threshold was raised to $1.5 million.

Many contracting opportunities with the Comptroller’s Office are demand-driven and can vary from year to year.  Below is a list of the types of M/WBE Noncompetitive Small Purchases made to New York City-Certified M/WBE vendors in 2023.  Any current contracting opportunities are posted on our RFPs and Solicitations page.  All M/WBEs may respond to a posted solicitation.

The Comptroller’s Office welcomes all expressions of interest for future contracting opportunities. Please email mwbe@comptroller.nyc.gov.  In your e-mail, please (1) specify the goods or services in which you are interested (for IT-related opportunities, please indicate the manufacturer to which you are an authorized reseller), and (2) attach a copy of your current New York City M/WBE Certification to your e-mail.

M/WBE Non-competitive Small Purchases Made to City-Certified M/WBE Vendors in 2023

Procurement Industry Description
Goods Purchase of Lenovo Patch for System Center Configuration Manager
Goods Purchase Lenovo Thinkcentre M90A Desktops
Goods Renewal of Cisco Secure Endpoint Software Licenses
Goods Renewal of Cisco Meraki Systems
Manager Enterprise Device License
Goods Renewal Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops Premium
Goods Renewal of DocuSign E-Signature
Standard Services Labor and Material for Carpet Cleaning Services
Goods Renewal of Absolute Software Licenses
Standard Services Purchase of Mandiant Penetration Testing Services
Goods Renewal of Premium Support for PCs and Laptops
Goods Renewal of EMC Data Domain Maintenance
Professional Services Purchase of Financial Advisory Services to Perform Debt Affordability Study
Goods Renewal of NetApp Maintenances Services

Additionally, M/WBE Noncompetitive Small Purchase opportunities with New York City Mayoral Agencies can be found through the City’s online procurement platform, PASSPort.  For more information on PASSPort, visit the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) PASSPort Webpage or reach-out to the MOCS Service Desk.

M/WBE Noncompetitive Small Purchase Method Procedural Compliance Reporting

In November 2019, the City’s Procurement Policy Board (PPB) unanimously voted to amend PPB Rule 3-08 to allow for direct purchases of goods, services and construction from City–certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) up to $500,000, consistent with newly enacted state legislation. This rule change took effect on January 1, 2020. As a result of this update, the City of New York launched the updated M/WBE Non-competitive Small Purchase Method in January 2020. To ensure compliance with the requisites to use the M/WBE Noncompetitive Small Purchase Method, Mayoral Agencies are required to perform a quarterly review of at least 10% of its purchases made using this Method.  To demonstrate our commitment to this important program, the Comptroller’s Office will review all purchases made each quarter, beginning on January 1, 2020 when the rule took effect.

Effective Start Date Title Quarter
01/01/2020 Calendar 2020, First Quarter First Quarter
04/01/2020 Calendar 2020, Second Quarter Second Quarter
07/01/2020 Calendar 2020, Third Quarter Third Quarter
10/01/2020 Calendar 2020, Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter
01/01/2021 Calendar 2021, First Quarter First Quarter
04/01/2021 Calendar 2021, Second Quarter Second Quarter
07/01/2021 Calendar 2021, Third Quarter Third Quarter
10/01/2021 Calendar 2021, Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter
01/01/2022 Calendar 2022, First Quarter First Quarter
04/01/2022 Calendar 2022, Second Quarter Second Quarter
07/01/2022 Calendar 2022, Third Quarter Third Quarter
10/01/2022 Calendar 2022, Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter
01/01/2023 Calendar 2023, First Quarter First Quarter
04/01/2023 Calendar 2023, Second Quarter Second Quarter
07/01/2023 Calendar 2023, Third Quarter Third Quarter
10/01/2023 Calendar 2023, Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter
01/01/2024 Calendar 2024, First Quarter First Quarter
04/01/2024 Calendar 2024, Second Quarter Second Quarter
$242 billion
Aug
2022