REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Technical Assistance Consultant Services
PIN: 80119P0001

The Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity (“DEFO”) at SBS manages the City’s Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (“M/WBE”) program in accordance with the provisions of Local Law 1 (2013) (“LL 1”). DEFO is committed to encouraging a competitive and diverse NYC business environment by promoting the growth and success of businesses, with special emphasis on historically underserved groups, and ensuring their meaningful participation in the government procurement process.

SBS is seeking an appropriately qualified vendor (“Contractor”) to operate the Technical Assistance Program (“TAP”) which provides assistance to businesses and City-certified M/WBEs (“Firms”) competing for and performing on City contracts in the following industry areas (as defined in section C): Construction, Goods, Standard and Professional Services. TAP will deliver education and executive coaching to support Firms in building capacity and developing the knowledge and skills to successfully bid and perform on contracting opportunities with the City of New York. For a full description of Firms that qualify as City-certified M/WBEs visit our MWBE Program Page.

This solicitation is being issued pursuant to New York City Procurement Policy Board Rules, in accordance with Section 3-03, Competitive Sealed Proposals.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) package may be obtained via download beginning Tuesday, January 14, 2020 to Thursday, February 6, 2020

The RFP package may be downloaded from the DSBS website at www.nyc.gov/DoingBusinessWithSBS by completing and submitting the form below.

All prospective vendors take full responsibility for checking this site for any subsequent date changes or addenda.

As no pre‐proposal conference is scheduled for this solicitation, vendors are being given the opportunity to submit questions until 3:00 p.m. EDT, on January 22, 2020. Any questions concerning this solicitation should be addressed to: Daryl Williams, Agency Chief Contracting Officer, at: procurementhelpdesk@sbs.nyc.gov.

The original and three (3) copies of the complete proposal and all attachments must be hand‐delivered or sent via certified mail to the address listed in the solicitation, no later than 3:00 p.m. EDT, on February 6, 2020. Proposals received after the due date and time are late and shall not be accepted by the Agency, except as provided under New York City's Procurement Policy Board Rules.

To download a copy of the solicitation in Adobe Acrobat format, complete and submit the form below.

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