Doing Business With OMB

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) periodically solicits various goods and services to assist the agency in carrying out its mission, including:

• Various goods and services to maintain office operations including office supplies and IT software/hardware/peripherals.
• Various engineers and designers to participate in intensive short-term Value Engineering studies.

Procurement Opportunities

OMB occasionally issues Requests for Proposals (“RFPs”) for specialized technical consultant contracts. Parties interested in working with OMB should review the LL63 projections listed on https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mocs/reporting/local-law-63-procurements.page and pay close attention to listings in the City Record.

Minority/Women Business Enterprises (M/WBEs)

OMB is committed to supporting opportunities for M/WBE vendors. To become a certified M/WBE vendor doing business with the City, please consult the Subcontractors Resource Guide published by the Department of Small Business Services (“SBS”) and refer to New York City Small Business Services. SBS can also help M/WBE vendors select the right commodity codes for listings in the M/WBE Vendor Registry.

Opportunities to utilize the M/WBE Non-Competitive Small Purchase Method (up to $500,000) will be posted on the OMB website.

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.