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Minority Commerce Weekly - “A Document of Good Faith Efforts”
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April 11-17 2024
NEW YORK CONTRACTS CAN GROW YOUR GOODS, SERVICES AND CONTRACTING
BUSINESS, BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM AND HOW TO WIN THEM.
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF RESOURCES WILL HELP YOU DO JUST THAT.
NYS CONTRACT REPORTER (NYSCR)
WELCOME TO NEW YORK’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF STATE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY
WELCOME TO THE NYS CONTRACT REPORTER (NYSCR), NEW YORK’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF STATE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY. ALL STATE AGENCIES, AUTHORITIES, STATE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS ADVERTISE BID
OPPORTUNITIES VALUED AT $50,000 OR MORE ON THIS WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, MANY NEW YORK MUNICIPALITIES, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS ELIGIBLE NOT-FOR-PROFITS, ADVERTISE
BID SOLICITATIONS ON THE NYSCR SITE.
IN ADDITION TO BID ADVERTISING, THE NYSCR OFFERS FREE BID NOTIFICATION SERVICE, PLUS A BUSINESS REGISTRY
FOR USE BY AGENCIES. PRIME CONTRACTORS CAN USE THE REGISTRY TO MAXIMIZE THEIR CONNECTIONS TO SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS.
ALL NYSCR SERVICES ARE FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ACCESS THE SITE’S RESOURCES AND SIGN UP FOR BID
NOTIFICATION MESSAGES. YOU CAN ALSO COMPLETE AN EXPANDED REGISTRATION, REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS, TO ADD YOUR COMPANY TO THE BUSINESS REGISTRY.
THE CITY RECORD ONLINE
THE CITY RECORD ONLINE (CROL) IS NOW A FULLY SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF NOTICES PUBLISHED IN THE CITY RECORD
NEWSPAPER WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS, PUBLIC AUCTIONS AND SALES,
SOLICITATIONS AND AWARDS AND OFFICIAL RULES PROPOSED AND ADOPTED BY CITY AGENCIES.
VISITORS CAN SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS BY EMAIL IN THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST AND ALSO DOWNLOAD BID
DOCUMENTS (WHEN AVAILABLE). RETURNING VISITORS: IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SET UP AN ACCOUNT ON CROL PLEASE
CLICK SIGN UP TO VALIDATE YOUR REGISTERED ACCOUNT ON THE NEW SITE. VISITORS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE
SIGN UP PROCESS USING THE EMAIL LINKED TO YOUR FORMER ACCOUNT TO ACCESS YOUR PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION
SETTINGS. AFTER COMPLETING THIS STEP, VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO LOG IN DIRECTLY ON RETURN VISITS.
THE CITY RECORD PRINT EDITION AND THE CITY RECORD ONLINE ARE PRODUCED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF CITYWIDE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
THE NEW EMPIRE STATE PURCHASING GROUP
WELCOME TO THE NEW EMPIRE STATE PURCHASING GROUP. THIS NEW YORK BID SYSTEM PROVIDES A WAY FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ACROSS ALL REGIONS OF NEW YORK STATE TO MORE EFFECTIVELY NOTIFY VENDORS OF RFP
AND BID OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE INCREASING EFFICIENCY AND LOWERING COSTS FOR NEW YORK AGENCIES (AND
TAXPAYERS) THROUGH SHARED RESOURCES. THE PROCUREMENT SOLUTION DELIVERS CONVENIENT, CENTRALIZED
ONLINE ACCESS TO OPEN NEW YORK RFP AND BID OPPORTUNITIES, REDUCING PAPERWORK AND MAKING IT EASIER
FOR VENDORS TO DO BUSINESS WITH LOCAL NEW YORK GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
VENDORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER ON THE EMPIRE STATE PURCHASING SYSTEM TO RECEIVE DIRECT ACCESS
TO THE RFPS, BIDS, QUOTES, ADDENDA AND AWARDS POSTED DIRECTLY BY LOCAL NEW YORK GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT OR QUESTIONS ON USING THE BID SYSTEM, PLEASE CONTACT SUPPORT.
MINORITY COMMERCE WEEKLY/ WWW.MINORITYCOMMERCEWEEKLY.COM
A MWDBE/SDVOB WEEKLY TRADE JOURNAL DESIGN SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE STATE, CITY & COUNTY GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES AND PRIME CONTRACTORS AN EFFECTIVE OUTREACH VEHICLE TO ADVERTISE/NOTIFY SMALL FIRMS OF RFP
AND BID OPPORTUNITIES. MW DBE/SDVOB FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE ONLINE PUBLICATION AT
WWW.MINORITYCOMMERCEWEEKLY.COM
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