Contact SBS

• Interested in contracting with NYC certified businesses? Email Buyer Services(buyer@sbs.nyc.gov) for help finding and connecting with these diverse firms.
• Want to get certified by the City of New York? Visitnyc.gov/getcertified for the information and links you need. The SBS Certification Unit(mwbe@sbs.nyc.gov) is standing by to help.
• Currently certified and need to update your vendor profile? Visitsbsconnect.nyc.gov and/or contact Vendor Services(techassist@sbs.nyc.gov) for help.
• Currently bidding or preparing to bid on City contracts? SBS provides one-on-one technical assistance on submitting a strong bid/proposal. Emailbizhelp@sbs.nyc.gov for individualized help.

Support for M/WBEs & Small Businesses:

• NYC Department of Small Business Services
• NYC Business
• SBS Webinars, Workshops & Events
• Contract Financing Loan Fund
• Bond Readiness Program & Bonding Services
• SBS Vendor Services & Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
• M/WBE Mentors Program
• Black Entrepreneurs NYC (BE NYC)
• Women Entrepreneurs NYC (WE NYC)
• Construction Site Safety Grant Program

  (helps small construction companies offset the cost of required safety training)

• Customized Training Grant Program
• DDC Mentorship Program
• HPD M/WBE Building Opportunity Initiative
• NYC EDC Emerging Developer Loan Fund

Find Contract Opportunities:

• PASSPort

  (Choose "Search Funding Opportunities in PASSPort)

• The City Record Online (a fully searchable database of notices published in the City Record newspaper, including solicitations and awards)
• Annual Procurement Plans
• M/WBE Opportunities on ICAP Construction Projects

Learn About NYC's MWBE Program:

• M/WBE Program Reports
• M/WBE Program Data
• City of New York Disparity Study

For Potential NYC Vendors:

• NYC SBS Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

  offers one-on-one assistance and training to help businesses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island that are interested in local, state, and federal government contracting.

• Register and create an account in the City's Payee Information Portal (PIP)

  to do business with the City.

• PASSPort
• Citywide Procurement Indicators Reports

Support for Buyers:

• NIGP Taxonomy
• NAICS Taxonomy
• NYC Online Directory Export Formatting Macro (PDF)
• MWBE Request Form (PDF)
• MWBE Vendor eBlast Form (PDF)
• MWBE EOI Form (PDF)