Contracts & Procurement

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Information and Forms

To do business with the City of New York, organizations need to create a vendor account in the City's Payee Information Portal (PIP) (to get paid) and also in Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal (PASSPort) (for all other contracting actions, including completing vendor disclosures, finding and responding to contracting opportunities, signing the contract upon contract award, and much more). The Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS) developed and maintains PASSPort.

Learn more about PASSPort and contracting with NYC – visit the MOCS website:
Getting Started: An Introduction to Doing Business with the City of New York

To view contracting opportunities, visit the PASSPort Public Portal.

Note: A PASSPort account is required to respond to solicitations (RFx). Organizations looking to respond to Health and Human Services (HHS) solicitations need to have an approved HHS Prequalification Application in PASSPort.

Need Help or Have a Question?

For assistance with PIP, please refer to the PIP website.
For PASSPort learning resources, visit MOCS Learning to Use PASSPort.
For technical assistance when using PASSPort, submit an inquiry to the MOCS Service Desk.
For assistance regarding solicitations (RFx), reach out to the soliciting City Agency via the email address listed for the relevant RFx in PASSPort, or post a question via the Discussion Forum of the RFx.

PASSPort

Need help or have a question regarding PASSPort? Submit an inquiry to the MOCS Service Desk.

DHS Fiscal Manual

Requests for Proposals

Construction Management Services for Renovation Projects at Shelter Sites Citywide
Registration is required in order to download the procurement information. By registering, update notifications for this procurement will be sent to you electronically. Please follow the link to complete the form to register.
Open-Ended RFP
In order to meet its legal and moral obligation to provide shelter to eligible New Yorkers in need, DHS maintains an open-ended Request for Proposal process through which non-profit social service providers submit proposals to augment capacity. Although DHS does not target specific areas to open shelters, the agency strives to keep families near their communities as much as possible. This is an open-ended request for proposals, therefore, there is no prescribed due date for submissions. All suitable proposals will be reviewed by the agency on an ongoing basis as received. Non-profit social service providers may learn more about submitting a proposal through HHS Accelerator.
Meal Program RFP
Addendum # 1 to the Meal Program RFP
Addendum # 2 to the Meal Program RFP
Addendum # 3 to the Meal Program RFP
Addendum # 4 to the Meal Program RFP
Addendum # 5 to the Meal Program RFP
NYC Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) Data Environment

Negotiated Acquisitions

Competitive Sealed Bids

Notice of Renewals

Request for Expressions of Interest

DHS Emergency Solicitation City Sanctuary Facilities with Budget

Procurement Registration & Download

DHS Characteristics of Shelters Designed to Serve Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, and Intersex Community Members

Procurement Registration & Download

DHS Emergency Solicitation for the City Sanctuary Intake Facility

Procurement Registration & Download
- Addendum #1 to the DHS Emergency Solicitation for the City Sanctuary Intake Facility

NYC Family Relocation Program

HHS Accelerator

DHS and other human services agencies use the Health and Human Services (HHS) Accelerator System to manage the procurement process for Requests for Proposal (RFPs) only. HHS Accelerator does not include Open-Ended Requests for Proposal, Invitations for Bid, or Professional Services RFPs. In order to respond to an RFP, an electronic prequalification application must be submitted using HHS Accelerator.

Access HHS Accelerator

NYC Procurement Roadmap

For a complete listing of HHS Accelerator RFPs released by other City agencies, please visit the NYC Procurement Roadmap. All current and prospective vendors should frequently review information listed there to take full advantage of upcoming opportunities for funding.

Hard-Copy Pickups

Competitive Sealed Bids can be obtained from the Department of Social Services/Office of Contracts, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm (excluding City holidays) at 150 Greenwich Street (4WTC), 37th Floor Bid Window, New York, NY 10007. Please note security at 150 Greenwich Street requires that all visitors provide government issued identification (with picture) to be admitted into the building.

For further inquiries on obtaining a Competitive Sealed Bid, please contact 929-221-6365 or 929-221-6379.

City agencies can award contracts of up to $500,000 for goods, professional services, standard services and construction directly to City-certified M/WBEs without formal competition using the M/WBE Noncompetitive Small Purchase Method. This streamlined process makes it easier for the City to do business with M/WBEs. Don't miss out! Be ready to receive and respond to these opportunities directed specifically to our City-certified M/WBE businesses by creating an account in PASSPort today. Download the simple two-step account creation instructions.

M/WBE Resources

General questions and inquiries should be submitted in writing to the Office of Contracts at accoprocurements@dss.nyc.gov. Responses will be provided in a timely manner.