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HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
Opportunities with the City of New York for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterpriese (M/WBEs)
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here are tremendous business opportunities with the City of New York for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs), with thousands of City contracts awarded each year to City-certified M/ WBEs. Over the past five years, for example, M/WBEs have received nearly $16 billion in contracts and subcontracts. There has never been a more promising time for M/WBEs to do business with the City. Today, City agencies can
award M/WBEs contracts up to $500,000 through an expedited, noncompetitive contracting method. And, with Mayor de Blasio’s recently executed Executive Order, the pool of contract opportunities is even wider. To avail your company of these opportunities, you must have an account with the City’s digital procurement platform – PASSPort – which makes it easier than ever for M/WBEs,
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Harlem Community Newspapers | October 1. 2020
new vendors, small businesses, and community based nonprofit organizations to identify and respond to business opportunities with the City of New York. Once awarded a contract, PASSPort is the central digital platform for contracting with the City. Burdensome and duplicative paperwork requirements have been removed, signatures are now digital, notary public requirements have been eliminated, and a once opaque contracting process is now transparent. M/WBEs that want to do business with the City should go to the PASSPort website and create an account today. It’s a simple process that can be done in less than 15 minutes. The City of New York is committed to encouraging a diverse business environment, supporting the growth and success of M/WBEs and fostering a procurement process that is accessible to all businesses. To learn more about PASSPort and its key features, visit nyc.gov/ passport.
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