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Procurement

The office of the Agency Chief Contracting Officer (ACCO) oversees all procurement activities of OCME.

Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) Opportunities

OCME is dedicated to promoting fairness and equity in our bidding processes. We comply with the requirements of New York City's MWBE program.

City agencies can award contracts of up to $1,500,000 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.

Download the simple two-step account creation instructions

Description PASSPort
ID Number
Estimated Value Procurement Analyst
OCME PIN: 25ME021 PALO ALTO WARRANTY SERVCICES 81625Y0634 $1,500,000.00 vjohnson@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0620-25R0076_BOP FOR VWR PRODUCTS AS NEEDED 81625Y0620 $100,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0618-25R0070_BOP for ULINE Catalog/Website items as needed 81625Y0618 $100,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0594-25R0066_BOP for Zebra Labels 81625Y0594 $100,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0621-25R0044_Netapp Maintenance Warranty Renewal 81625Y0621 $100,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0593-25R0034_BOP for Computer Supplies, Equipment & Accessories as needed 81625Y0593 $100,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0627-25R0373_BOP for Cerilliant Corp Items as needed 81625Y0627 $100,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0624-25ME006_SA for Medical Transcription as needed 81625Y0624 $150,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov
81625Y0623-25R0321_Annual SpendMap maintenance 81625Y0623 $40,000 mijordan@ocme.nyc.gov

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.

Procurement News

The City of New York is rolling out new features in its PASSPort online procurement platform that will make the contracting process easier and more transparent than ever. PASSPort facilitates every step of the procurement process - from identifying vendors to contract solicitation and response evaluation, award to contract, and invoicing to payment. To maximize business opportunities, all contractors should create a vendor account in PASSPort. Please reference the Vendor Account Creation manual for step by step instructions on how to create a vendor account in PASSPort. Need help or have a question regarding PASSPort? Submit an inquiry to the MOCS Service Desk.

Contract Opportunities

PIN Number Project Description Pre-Bid Meeting

PASSPort EPIN 81624B0006

This notice can be viewed on The City Record Online from 8/21/24 thru 9/4/24 at www.nyc.gov/cityrecord.

To submit a bid, you must create a PASSPort account via the PASSPort Portal. Vendor resources and materials can be found on the Learning to Use PASSPort page under the Finding and Responding to RFx heading.

Agency PIN 24ME034

OCME is seeking providers of laboratory equipment known as Extraction Columns.

Bid documents are only available electronically in PASSPort EPIN 81624B0006. Paper documents are not available for distribution

No Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for this bid.

This solicitation is for equipment/goods. There are no sites to visit.

Small Purchase Opportunities

None at this time.

Procurement Resources