Agency Indicators 2022: Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) licenses, inspects, and educates businesses; assists and informs consumers; and offers free financial counseling and safe banking products to New Yorkers. DCA licenses approximately 80,000 businesses in 55 different industries. The DCA also enforces New York City’s Consumer Protection, Paid Sick Leave, and Commuter Benefits laws, as well as other related business laws throughout New York City.

DCA uses a variety of tools to help New Yorkers understand their rights and responsibilities, including door-to-door outreach, industry-wide trainings and partnerships with numerous community-based service and advocacy organizations. DCA’s public-facing materials, including informational brochures, outdoor, print, and radio advertising, are available in multiple languages and demonstrate the agency’s commitment to serving the needs of all of our City’s residents.

Please select an agency below to see a breakdown of their FY22 procurement by method, by industry, and by size.

 

DCA - Procurement by Method
Method Count Contract Value
Amendment 15 $937,600
Amendment Extension 3 $818,400
Intergovernmental 1 $10,830,000
Line-Item Appropriation 1 $230,000
M/WBE Noncompetitive Small Purchase 7 $1,150,300
Micropurchase 55 $531,300
Negotiated Acquisition 2 $45,825,900
Small Purchase 1 $19,900
Task Order 3 $1,043,700
DCA Total 87 $61,387,100
DCA - Procurement by Industry
Industry Count Contract Value
Construction Services 3 $40,700
Goods 42 $384,000
Human Services 17 $46,075,000
Professional Services 23 $13,938,400
Standardized Services 2 $949,000
DCA Total 87 $61,387,100
DCA - Procurement by Size
Size of Contract Count Contract Value
> $0 and ≤ $100 thousand 74 $1,474,500
> $100 thousand and ≤ $1 million 11 $4,082,600
> $3 million and ≤ $25 million 1 $10,830,000
> $25 million 1 $45,000,000
DCA Total 87 $61,387,100