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.