Doing Business with ACS

Doing Business with the City of New York

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.

For assistance responding to RFPs, the Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS) created this video entitled "PASSPort: Finding and Responding to HHS RFPs" in the Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal (PASSPort).

Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Opportunities

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.

The Administration for Children's Services is committed to business opportunities that provide employment for contractors and workers who reflect the diverse composition of New York City. We make good faith efforts to utilize certified minority and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) vendors whenever possible.

If you are interested in becoming a New York City-certified M/WBE, please visit the Department of Small Business Services.

Benefits of M/WBE certification include:

• Better bid access to city-funded contracts
• Networking opportunities with government buyers
• One-on-one procurement counseling and bid preparation assistance
• Free advertising in the online directory of certified businesses
• Access to low-interest loans

If you are interested in current contracting opportunities with the Administration for Children's Services, please visit our list of M/WBE Opportunities.

If you are interested in finding City-certified M/WBEs for subcontracting work, access the New York City Department of Small Business Services website for further information.

City Council Discretionary Awards

Beginning Fiscal Year 2021, City Council discretionary contracts will be managed in PASSPort, the City's digital Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal. If your organization has awards to be cleared, it must have a PASSPort account. To view your organization's award designations and their clearance status, please visit the Discretionary Award Tracker. More information about the discretionary award process is available on the NYC Nonprofits Discretionary Funding page.