NYC MWBE RFP & Government NYC MWBE RFP & Government Contract Opportunities – April 2026 (Week 3) | Services, Technology & Federal Set-Asides Edition | NYC PASSPort, NYS, & Federal

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The April pipeline shifted this week. After two consecutive issues dominated by construction and facilities-sealed-bid projects, the Week 3 picture broadens: social services, IT, administrative consulting, workforce development, academic construction, and a cluster of federal WOSB set-asides that are not getting enough attention from NYC-based certified firms.

Issue #22 is services-heavy, with a strong federal component. The competitive sealed bid deadlines that defined Weeks 1 and 2 have largely passed. What remains open and what dropped fresh this week skews toward proposals, RFIs, and set-asides, where the quality of your submission determines your outcome, not just price.

That dynamic favors firms that have been building agency relationships and positioning through the RFI phase. If you responded to the DCAS Security Guard RFI or the DSNY Organics RFI flagged in Issue #21, you are now ahead of the field when those solicitations formally drop.

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

This week's featured listings include a DHS social services proposal with a multi-year track record, a CUNY Brooklyn renovation with subcontract scopes for certified trade firms, a Navy WOSB records management contract closing this week, and a federal consulting set-aside with a small business designation that NYC-based management consultants should be pursuing.

Drop-In Facilities for Homeless Single Adults EPIN: 07122P0011 | Agency: Department of Homeless Services | Procurement Type: Competitive Sealed Proposal | Status: Planned → Watch for Release | Industry: Human / Client Services / Housing

🟢 Planned status moving toward release — position now before the RFP drops

DHS drop-in facility contracts are multi-year vehicles evaluated on program model and organizational capacity. The Planned designation means the formal solicitation has not yet dropped, which is exactly the right moment to ensure your organization is visible to the contracting office, your qualifications are current, and relationships with DHS program staff are established. Certified MWBE nonprofits and social service organizations with experience in shelter, intake, or drop-in programs should track this solicitation in PASSPort and treat any pre-solicitation outreach window as mandatory.

These contracts are not won at the proposal stage. They are won in the months leading up to the RFP drop.

CUNY NYC College of Technology — Pearl Building 6th Floor Renovation and Asbestos Abatement CR#: 2134094 | Company: Nagan Construction, Inc. | Issue Date: 4/17/2026 | Due Date: 5/4/2026 | Location: 259 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | Category: Construction Vertical / Rehabilitation

🟢 Brooklyn CUNY renovation — certified MBE, WBE, SDVOB subcontract window open now

Nagan Construction has posted this Contractor Ad on the NYSCR, actively seeking certified subcontractors for the Pearl Building renovation at NYC College of Technology in Downtown Brooklyn. This is not a prime bid — it is a direct subcontract solicitation from a named general contractor. That means your firm does not need to submit a full proposal. You need to contact Nagan Construction before May 4 with your scope, certification, and availability. Concrete, carpentry, abatement, MEP, and finishing scopes are all likely in play on a 6th-floor renovation of this type. The Brooklyn location means a proximity advantage for NYC-based certified firms.

NYC Technical College Pearl Building 6th Floor Remodeling — MBE, WBE and SDVOB Opportunity CR#: 2134095 | Company: BDB CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE INC | Issue Date: 4/17/2026 | Due Date: 5/5/2026 | Location: 259 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | Category: Construction Vertical / Rehabilitation

🟢 Second prime on the same building — two bites at the same apple

BDB Construction Enterprise has also posted a certified subcontract solicitation for the same Pearl Building renovation at NYC College of Technology. Two separate general contractors bidding the same project means two separate subcontract opportunities for your firm on the same scope. If you are a certified MBE, WBE, or SDVOB firm in construction trades, abatement, or MEP work, the Pearl Building is the single richest CUNY subcontract opportunity in the current NYSCR pipeline. Reach out to both primes. Due dates are one day apart — do not treat these as a single opportunity.

Records Administration and Management Services Notice ID: N0018926QD041 | Agency: U.S. Navy / BUPERS / MyNavyHR Enterprise | Set-Aside: Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) | Due Date: April 21, 2026 | NAICS: Administrative Management & General Management Consulting

🔴 Closes April 21 — WOSB firms act today

This federal WOSB-exclusive contract covers records administration and management services for the Navy's Bureau of Naval Personnel and the MyNavyHR enterprise. The scope includes force management support at the intersection of records, data administration, and military human resources operations. WOSB certification through SBA and an active SAM.gov registration are required — NYC MWBE certification alone does not qualify. The April 21 deadline is today or tomorrow, depending on when you are reading this. WOSB-certified management and administrative services firms with federal contracting experience should immediately pull the full solicitation from SAM.gov. This window closes fast.

Business Solution & Industrial Business Zone Center RFP EPIN: 80125P0049 | Agency: Department of Small Business Services | Procurement Type: Competitive Sealed Proposal | Due Date: May 21, 2026 | Industry: Professional Services / Business Development

🟡 Pre-bid positioning window — watch for agency information session

SBS IBZ center contracts are released infrequently. The runway to May 21 is the longest in the current PASSPort competitive proposal pipeline — and SBS contracts are typically decided by the organizations that attend the pre-bid conference, engage early, and demonstrate local knowledge of the industrial business zones being served. Organizations providing business support, workforce programming, or industrial sector technical assistance to Brooklyn and Queens-based businesses should have a draft proposal framework in development now. Watch PASSPort for any agency notice of a pre-bid or information session. Attendance at that session is the first scoring event.

Non-Public School Security Guard Reimbursement Program 2026–2027 EPIN: 85626Y0743 | Agency: Department of Citywide Administrative Services | Procurement Type: RFI | Due Date: May 15, 2026 | Industry: Security Services

🟡 RFI — respond now to be known before the RFP drops

This listing continues from Issue #21. If your firm has not yet submitted a response to this DCAS RFI, the window is still open until May 15. RFI responses are used to structure the eventual solicitation, meaning the firms that respond shape the RFP language before competition begins. Security service firms with experience in school-based or government facilities who respond now are on the agency's radar before the formal RFP releases. Firms that wait for the RFP are entering a process already shaped by others.

DVS 94 Beds Emergency Shelter and Support Services — Open-Ended RFx EPIN: 06925P0010 | Agency: Department of Social Services | Procurement Type: Competitive Sealed Proposal | Status: Planned | Industry: Housing Services / Human Client Service

🟡 Planned status — social services positioning window

DSS is signaling an upcoming competitive proposal for 94 beds of emergency shelter and support services for domestic violence survivors. The Planned status indicates that the formal RFP has not yet dropped, but the planning cycle is underway. Certified MWBE nonprofits and social service organizations with experience in shelter programming, case management, and trauma-informed care should ensure that DSS contracting relationships are current and that organizational qualifications are up to date. By the time this RFP is released, the organizations that win are already known to the agency.

New Elevator Maintenance and Repair Service EPIN: 07226B0002 | Agency: Department of Correction | Procurement Type: Competitive Sealed Bid | Due Date: April 20, 2026 | Industry: Facilities Maintenance / Standard Services

🔴 Closes April 20 — final window today

This carried over from Issue #21 as a deadline alert. If your firm has elevator maintenance licensing and DOC or institutional facilities experience, the April 20 deadline is today. Pull the full solicitation from PASSPort immediately if you have not already done so.

HWTRK1 Trench Restoration at 14 Various Locations, Brooklyn EPIN: 85026B0064 | Agency: Department of Design and Construction | Procurement Type: Competitive Sealed Bid | Due Date: April 30, 2026 | Industry: Construction / Infrastructure / Utilities

🟢 Brooklyn infrastructure — subcontract scopes in play

DDC released a trench restoration contract covering 14 locations across Brooklyn. Trench restoration work generates concrete, asphalt, and site restoration subcontract scopes. The April 30 deadline is approaching — Brooklyn-based certified contractors in excavation, concrete, and site work should identify the prime bidders through PASSPort and initiate contact now. Brooklyn geography is a differentiator on a multi-site contract where logistical responsiveness matters.

CUNY LaGuardia Community College E Building — Natural Sciences Labs Renovations and Asbestos Abatement CR#: 2134108 | Agency: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York | Issue Date: 4/17/2026 | Due Date: 5/15/2026 | Location: LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY | Category: Construction RFI

🟢 CUNY lab renovation RFI — early positioning for certified contractors

DASNY is issuing an RFI for lab renovation and abatement work at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City. RFI responses give your firm visibility with DASNY's contracting office before the formal solicitation. Certified construction firms with experience in lab renovation, MEP, and abatement should respond before May 15. DASNY is one of the most active construction procurement entities in the state — a relationship built on one project feeds directly into the next.

MBE, WBE, and SDVOB Subcontractor Procurement — Baruch College Library and Technology Building Facade Restoration CR#: 2133997 | Company: Lanmark Group, Inc. | Issue Date: 4/15/2026 | Due Date: 5/12/2026 | Location: 151 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 | Category: Construction Vertical / Facade Restoration

🟢 Lanmark is soliciting certified subs — Manhattan CUNY facade work

Lanmark Group is actively seeking certified MBE, WBE, and SDVOB subcontractors and suppliers for facade restoration at Baruch College's Library and Technology Building. This is a direct subcontract solicitation from a named prime. Masonry, restoration, waterproofing, scaffold erection, and associated specialty scopes are expected. Contact Lanmark before May 12.

MBE, WBE, and SDVOB Subcontractor Procurement — NYC College of Technology Pearl Building CR#: 2133838 | Company: Lanmark Group, Inc. | Issue Date: 4/14/2026 | Due Date: 5/5/2026 | Location: 259 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | Category: Construction Vertical / Rehabilitation

🟢 Lanmark is also on Pearl Building — third prime, same project

Lanmark Group is also seeking certified subs for the Pearl Building renovation. This is now three separate prime contractors — Nagan, BDB, and Lanmark — all actively seeking certified subcontractors for the same Brooklyn CUNY project. Three bites at the same apple is an unusual concentration of opportunity. If your firm does construction work in Brooklyn and holds active MBE, WBE, or SDVOB certification, the Pearl Building is the highest-density certified subcontract opportunity in this issue.

CUNY Lehman College Campus Wide Emergency Power System Upgrade — Phase 2 CR#: 2134133 | Agency: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York | Issue Date: 4/17/2026 | Due Date: 5/15/2026 | Location: Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd., West Bronx | Category: Construction RFI

🟢 Emergency power upgrade — electrical and low-voltage subcontract scopes ahead

DASNY is seeking expressions of interest for a Phase 2 emergency power system upgrade at Lehman College in the Bronx. The EOI/RFI stage means the full construction solicitation follows. Certified electrical, low-voltage, and generator installation contractors should respond to this RFI and establish visibility with DASNY's contracting team before the formal solicitation drops. Emergency power work at institutional facilities is highly specialized — the firms that demonstrate relevant experience at the RFI stage carry that advantage into the full solicitation.

NYS African American Heritage Grant Program — Capital CR#: 2133926 | Agency: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation | Issue Date: 4/16/2026 | Due Date: 5/22/2026 | Category: Grant / Architectural, Engineering & Surveying

🟢 Grant capital — heritage preservation, statewide

OPRHP is making capital grant funding available through the NYS African American Heritage Grant Program. This is grant capital, not a procurement contract — but for certified MWBE firms in architectural services, historic preservation, and construction, grant-funded projects are the entry point into agency relationships that generate future procurement awards. Organizations and firms serving African American heritage sites should apply before May 22.

Implicit Bias Training Services — NYS Department of Financial Services CR#: 2134104 | Agency: Financial Services, NYS Dept. of | Issue Date: 4/17/2026 | Due Date: 5/29/2026 | Location: All NYS Counties | Category: Educational & Recreational (Training)

🟢 Statewide training services — professional services firms and workforce organizations

DFS is seeking proposals for implicit bias training services across all NYS counties. This is exactly the type of contract that goes underpursued by certified MWBE professional services firms because it doesn't look like a construction or facilities listing. Training, workforce development, and organizational capacity-building firms with DEI or implicit bias curriculum and delivery experience should pull this solicitation. The May 29 deadline provides adequate time for a responsive proposal.

Process Improvement and Project Management Support — U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine Notice ID: N0018926QB036 | Agency: U.S. Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | Set-Aside: Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) | Due Date: April 21, 2026 | NAICS: Administrative Management & General Management Consulting

🔴 Closes April 21 — WOSB management consulting firms act today

The Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery is seeking support for Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, and project management under a WOSB set-aside. The scope covers continuous process improvement, knowledge management, and project management methodologies across the Navy Medicine enterprise. WOSB-certified management consulting firms with federal health system or process improvement experience should pull this from SAM.gov immediately. The April 21 deadline is imminent.

Procurement Analyst Construction Support — 127th Mission Support Contracting Notice ID: W50S8526QA009 | Agency: U.S. Air Force, 127th Mission Support Contracting (MSC) | Set-Aside: Total Small Business | Due Date: April 30, 2026 | NAICS: Administrative Management & General Management Consulting

🟢 Small business construction contracting support — proposal-quality opportunity

The Air Force is seeking a contractor to provide procurement analyst and construction contracting support services to the 127th MSC. The scope requires documentation support, contracting knowledge, and quality control throughout the procurement lifecycle. Small business management and contracting consulting firms with federal acquisition or construction contracting experience should pull this solicitation from SAM.gov before April 30.

DLA Transportation Process Support Notice ID: SP4704-26-Q-0016 | Agency: Defense Logistics Agency | Set-Aside: Total Small Business | Due Date: April 29, 2026 | NAICS: Administrative Management & General Management Consulting / Program Management Support

🟢 DLA logistics support — small business consulting window

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking transportation process support under a total small business set-aside. The scope covers program management and transportation logistics documentation support. Closing April 29. Small business professional services firms with federal DLA or logistics agency experience should review the full solicitation on SAM.gov.

Federal certifications that matter: SBA 8(a) for minority-owned firms; WOSB/EDWOSB for women-owned firms; HUBZone for firms in designated zones; DBE for firms participating in federally funded transportation projects. The federal government does not recognize NYC or NYS MWBE certification. ➡ Not federally registered? SAM.gov registration is the mandatory first step in pursuing any federal contract or subcontract.

Rehabilitation of I-87 Bridges over Kaaterskill Creek & Catskill Creek — M/WBE/SDVOB CR#: 2134030 | Company: Lancaster Development, Inc. | Due Date: 5/13/2026 | Category: Construction Horizontal / Bridge Rehabilitation

Lancaster Development is seeking certified M/WBE and SDVOB subcontractors for a bridge rehabilitation project on I-87 in the Catskill region. Structural, concrete, steel, and specialty subcontract scopes are in play. If your firm has bridge or highway infrastructure experience and holds active NYS certification, contact Lancaster before May 13.

MTA NYCT — Multi-Agency Water Treatment Services CR#: 2134137 | Agency: MTA - NYC Transit | Due Date: 5/8/2026 | Category: Construction / Utilities

MTA NYCT is seeking water treatment services across multiple agency locations. Environmental services, water treatment systems, and mechanical contractors should pull the full solicitation from the NYSCR before May 8.

General Construction Opportunities for MWBE, SDVOB, and Section 3 Firms — Western Catskills CR#: 2134088 | Agency: Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council | Due Date: 5/7/2026 | Location: Delaware, Greene, and Schoharie Counties | Category: Construction Vertical

A direct MWBE and Section 3 construction solicitation from a community revitalization council. Smaller certified construction firms with upstate project capacity should review this listing through the NYSCR before May 7.

⚠️ Deadline Alerts — Act This Week

⚠️ Important MWBE Procurement Note

Issue #22 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 CUNY and DASNY contracts in this issue 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, SDVOSB, 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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