NYC MWBE RFP & Government Contract Opportunities | May 2026•Week 3 | Psychiatric Centers, CUNY Abatement & Federal Small Business Edition | 245+ Active Bids Across NYC, NYS & Federal

NYC • NYS • Federal • Time-Sensitive • MWBE-Relevant Procurement Intelligence

Week 3 of May reveals a distinct pattern: the DASNY/OMH psychiatric center cluster is generating a sustained wave of construction, abatement, and mechanical contracts across Brooklyn, Rochester, Staten Island, and the Bronx — with multiple Dormitory Authority contracts coming in simultaneously. On the CUNY side, DASNY continues active work at Queensborough, City College, and NYC College of Technology, making this one of the strongest CUNY/DASNY construction windows of the year. From the NYS Contract Reporter, three new MWBE/SDVOB-designated Contractor Ads dropped this week across highway, bridge, and civil work — including a second I-87 bridge opportunity from Harrison and Burrowes, running parallel to the D.A. Collins opportunity flagged in Issue #25. On the federal side, a WOSB set-aside for records management with the Navy closes May 26 and warrants immediate attention from qualified firms.

Issue #26 is a facilities-heavy issue — if your firm does HVAC, mechanical, abatement, roofing, or building construction and you hold NYS MWBE or SDVOB certification, this is your week to be pulling CR#s.

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The window for reactive firms closes. The window for positioned firms opens.

🔧 Plumbing Services, Citywide — Department of Social Services

PIN: 06925B0003 | Agency: Department of Social Services | Release Date: May 13, 2026 | Due Date: June 17, 2026 | Type: Competitive Sealed Bid | Category: Plumbing Services

🟢 Citywide scope — certified plumbing firms, active window

DSS is procuring citywide plumbing services through a competitive, sealed-bid process — a bread-and-butter, recurring contract for MWBE-certified plumbing firms with city-agency experience. For firms that have done any plumbing work for residential, institutional, or supportive housing, this is a natural fit. Pull PIN 06925B0003 from PASSPort and confirm your bonding meets DSS thresholds before submitting.

🏗 Queens Blvd Annex Elevator Modernization REBID — Department of Citywide Administrative Services

PIN: 85626B0007-CSB 125-01 | Agency: Department of Citywide Administrative Services | Release Date: May 14, 2026 | Due Date: June 4, 2026 | Type: Competitive Sealed Bid | Category: Elevator/Escalator Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Services

🟢 Rebid — shorter runway, elevator, and specialty mechanical firms

DCAS is re-running the Queens Blvd Annex elevator modernization as a CSB. Rebids frequently have fewer qualified bidders than initial releases — firms that missed the first round have a second shot. For MWBE-certified elevator, mechanical, and specialty trades contractors, pull PIN 85626B0007 from PASSPort now. June 4 gives you 18 days.

🏛 Design-Build for LN25WTSNB — Westchester Square Library, Bronx — DDC

EPIN: 8502610001 | Agency: Department of Design and Construction | Release Date: May 7, 2026 | Due Date: August 5, 2026 | Type: Innovative (Design-Build) | Category: Design-Build Services

🟢 Longest runway in this cycle — design-build library, Bronx — 80 days remaining

DDC's Westchester Square Library design-build is a rare opportunity with an 80-day window — enough time to actually assemble a team, pull the RFP, and position competitively. For MWBE-certified design-build GCs, A/E firms, and specialty subcontractors (structural, MEP, interior) with Bronx presence, this is a must-pull. Pull EPIN 8502610001 from PASSPort and begin outreach to potential teammates this week.

🏚 Shelter and Overnight Facilities for Homeless Adult Families — Department of Homeless Services

EPIN: 07122P0013 | Agency: Department of Homeless Services | Release Date: May 11, 2026 | Due Date: No hard close date posted | Type: Competitive Sealed Proposal | Category: Shelter and Homelessness Prevention

🟡 No hard close date — human services organizations, monitor closely

DHS continues accepting proposals for shelter and overnight facilities for homeless adult families. For MWBE-certified nonprofit operators and human services organizations, this is an ongoing opportunity in DHS's largest service category. Pull EPIN 07122P0013 from PASSPort and confirm the current bid due date before planning your submission timeline.

🔵 MWBE/SDVOB DESIGNATED — MWBE & SDVOB Opportunities: I-87 Pine Hill Road Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation & Resurfacing — Harrison and Burrowes Bridge Constructors

CR#: 2135145 | Company: Harrison and Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. | Issue Date: May 15, 2026 | Due Date: June 3, 2026 | Location: Orange County | Category: Construction Horizontal: Highways & Roadways | Ad type: Contractor Ads

🟢 Named MWBE/SDVOB — second I-87 bridge opportunity this cycle, Orange County

This is the second MWBE/SDVOB-designated I-87 bridge opportunity posted this cycle — the first from D.A. Collins (CR# 2134794, flagged in Issue #25) covering Woodbury, and now Harrison and Burrowes covering the Pine Hill Road bridge replacement, I-87 bridge rehabilitation at Smith Clove Road, and resurfacing from MP 46 to MP 48 in Orange County. Two separate prime contractors, same corridor, same certification preference. For MWBE/SDVOB-certified highway, bridge, structural, paving, and civil firms, contact Harrison and Burrowes directly via CR# 2135145 before June 3.

🔵 MWBE/SDVOB DESIGNATED — MWBE/SDVOB Opportunity: Creedmoor Transitional Residence, South Campus (PLA/Union) — Vernon Construction & Development

CR#: 2135134 | Company: Vernon Construction & Development LLC | Issue Date: May 15, 2026 | Due Date: June 16, 2026 | Location: 80-45 Winchester Blvd, Queens Village NY | Category: Construction Vertical | Ad type: Contractor Ads

🟢 Named MWBE/SDVOB — psychiatric residential construction, Queens Village

Vernon Construction is recruiting certified subcontractors for a transitional residence project at the Creedmoor campus in Queens Village — a PLA/Union project tied to the OMH psychiatric center system. For MWBE/SDVOB-certified building construction, MEP, and interior finish firms with union capacity, this is a direct-lane opportunity on a high-priority public health asset. Contact Vernon Construction via CR# 2135134 before June 16.

🔵 MWBE/SDVOB DESIGNATED — M/W/SDVOB Opportunity: Mickle Hollow Road Culvert — Cobleskill Stone Products

CR#: 2134882 | Company: Cobleskill Stone Products, Inc. | Issue Date: May 15, 2026 | Due Date: May 28, 2026 | Location: Town of Cobleskill, Schoharie County | Category: Construction Horizontal: Highways & Roadways | Ad type: Contractor Ads

🔴 Imminent — named M/W/SDVOB, highway construction, Schoharie County

Cobleskill Stone Products is seeking certified subcontractors for culvert work in Schoharie County. For MWBE/SDVOB-certified civil, drainage, and highway construction firms with upstate presence, move on this immediately. Contact Cobleskill Stone Products via CR# 2134882 before May 28.

🏗 OPWDD Finger Lakes DDSO — VRF Systems and Lead Paint Removals — DASNY (Open Only to MWBE/Small)

CR#: 2134855 | Agency: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York | Issue Date: May 12, 2026 | Due Date: June 16, 2026 | Location: Cobblestone Terrace 102, Newark, NY | Category: Construction Vertical | Ad type: General

🟢 Exclusively open to MWBE/Small — VRF HVAC and abatement, Finger Lakes

DASNY has restricted this contract — VRF system installation and lead-containing painted component removals at the OPWDD Finger Lakes DDSO residential facility — to MWBE-certified and small firms only. This is the cleanest designation structure available in the NYS system: you do not need to navigate goal percentages. For certified HVAC, mechanical, and environmental abatement firms, pull CR# 2134855 from NYSCR and confirm your qualification before June 16.

🏚 MBE and WBE Subcontractor Procurement — DDC/NYPD Service Shop 6: Parking Deck Replacement & Façade Rehabilitation — Lanmark Group

CR#: 2135048 | Company: Lanmark Group, Inc. | Issue Date: May 13, 2026 | Due Date: June 15, 2026 | Location: 151 30th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 | Category: Construction Vertical | Ad type: Contractor Ads

🟢 Subcontracting lane — Brooklyn, parking deck and façade work, one-month window

Lanmark Group — also active on the Pearl Building at NYC College of Technology (flagged in Issues #22 and #25) — is back on NYSCR, recruiting certified subcontractors for a second DDC project: parking deck replacement and façade rehabilitation at the NYPD Service Shop 6 facility in Brooklyn. For MBE/WBE-certified concrete, waterproofing, structural steel, and façade firms, contact Lanmark directly via CR# 2135048 before June 15.

🏗 OPWDD Sunmount DDSO — Upgrade Electronic Security Systems — DASNY

CR#: 2134785 | Agency: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York | Issue Date: May 12, 2026 | Due Date: June 23, 2026 | Location: 2445 State Route 30, Tupper Lake, NY 12986 | Category: Construction Vertical | Ad type: General

🟡 DASNY electronic security — upstate, longer runway

DASNY is procuring upgrades to the electronic security system at the OPWDD Sunmount DDSO campus in Tupper Lake. For MWBE-certified low-voltage, security systems, and electrical integration firms with upstate presence, this is a longer-runway DASNY opportunity with a June 23 close. Pull CR# 2134785 from NYSCR.

🏛 MWBE/SDVOB — John Jay College: Furnish, Install, and Train AV Equipment — DASNY

CR#: 2134916 | Agency: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (CUNY) | Issue Date: May 11, 2026 | Due Date: June 2, 2026 | Location: 524 W 59th Street, New York, NY 10019 | Category: Information Technology | Ad type: MWBE or SDVOB Discretionary procurement between $50,000 to $1,500,000

🟢 MWBE/SDVOB designated — AV installation, Manhattan, sub-$1.5M

DASNY has designated this AV equipment installation contract at John Jay College as a discretionary MWBE or SDVOB procurement. For certified AV, technology integration, and low-voltage systems firms with CUNY experience, this is a direct-lane opportunity. Pull CR# 2134916 from NYSCR before June 2.

🏗 OMH South Beach Psychiatric Center — Roof Restoration & Asbestos Abatement — DASNY

CR#: 2134734 | Agency: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York | Issue Date: May 8, 2026 | Due Date: June 18, 2026 | Location: 8620 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214 | Category: Construction Vertical | Ad type: General

🟢 DASNY roofing and abatement — Brooklyn, geographic sweet spot

DASNY is procuring roof restoration and asbestos abatement at the OMH South Beach Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn. Part of the broader OMH/DASNY psychiatric center construction cluster is active this cycle. For MWBE-certified roofing, waterproofing, and environmental abatement firms based in or near Brooklyn, pull CR# 2134734 from NYSCR before June 18.

🎖 Records Administration and Management Services — U.S. Navy / BUPERS (WOSB Set-Aside)

Notice ID: N0018926QD041 | Agency: U.S. Navy / Bureau of Naval Personnel | Issue Date: May 12, 2026 | Due Date: May 26, 2026 2:00 PM EDT | Set-Aside: WOSB (Women-Owned Small Business, Seaport-NxG vehicle) | NAICS: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | PSC: Program Management/Support

🔴 Act this week — WOSB-designated, Navy records management, closes May 26

The Navy is procuring records administration and management services in support of BUPERS/NPC Force Management and the MyNavyHR Enterprise — a cost-plus fixed-fee task order under the Seaport-NxG contract vehicle, restricted to WOSB-certified Seaport-NxG holders. For certified women-owned small businesses with active Seaport-NxG contracts, active SAM.gov registration, and records/program management experience in defense or federal HR environments, pull Notice ID N0018926QD041 immediately. Closes May 26.

🏗 Technical Advisory Support Services — USDA / Transition of Food for Peace (Total Small Business Set-Aside)

Notice ID: 12314426Q0118 | Agency: USAID | Issue Date: May 9, 2026 | Due Date: May 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT | Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) | NAICS: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | PSC: Program Evaluation/Review/Development

🟡 Small business set-aside — program management consulting, development sector

USAID is procuring technical advisory support for the Food for Peace-to-USDA transition, covering policy analysis, program evaluation, and the transfer of institutional knowledge. Amendment 1 has clarified set-aside status and NAICS code — the solicitation is active and competitive. For MWBE-certified management consulting firms with a federal or international development track record and active SAM.gov registration, pull Notice ID 12314426Q0118 before May 27.

🚢 DLA Transportation Process Support (Total Small Business Set-Aside)

Notice ID: SP4704-26-Q-0016 | Agency: Defense Logistics Agency | Issue Date: May 13, 2026 | Due Date: May 19, 2026 12:00 PM EDT | Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) | NAICS: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | PSC: Program Management/Support

🔴 Closes Monday — DLA transportation process support, small business

The Defense Logistics Agency is procuring transportation process support services under a total small business set-aside. Multiple amendments have been issued; the final PWS is in place, and the solicitation closes May 19 at noon EDT. For SAM.gov-registered small businesses with a defense logistics, program management, or transportation operations background, pull Notice ID SP4704-26-Q-0016 immediately.

⏰ DEADLINE ALERTS — ACT THIS WEEK

Issue #26 draws from NYC PASSPort, the NY State Contract Reporter, and SAM.gov. Here is what you need to know about eligibility across all three layers:

NYC contracts require active PASSPort registration and NYC MWBE certification through NYC SBS for MWBE participation goals. Certification must be active — not pending or expired — at the time of submission.

NYS contracts require NYS MWBE certification through Empire State Development (ESD) — which is separate from NYC SBS certification. The MWBE-designated NYSCR contracts in this issue, including the OPWDD Finger Lakes VRF contract, the Creedmoor residential project, the Harrison and Burrowes I-87 bridge opportunity, and the John Jay AV contract, are NYS procurement vehicles. NYC certification does not qualify you for them.

Federal contracts do not recognize NYC or NYS MWBE certification. Federal set-asides — WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOB, 8(a), HUBZone — are administered by the SBA. SAM.gov registration is mandatory for any federal contract or subcontract pursuit.

Firms that pursue contracts before resolving certification gaps often lose months correcting eligibility issues after deadlines have passed.

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