Procurement Opportunities
CUNY's Process/Overview
Overview
We welcome qualified vendors and contractors to participate in our
purchasing and contracting programs. If you take a few moments to become familiar
with our requirements and procedures, you may find that doing business with
the City University of New York is easier than you thought.
As a public university, we are committed to prudent and effective stewardship
of resources. Consistent with the highest levels of public trust and fiduciary
integrity, our procurement policies are geared toward serving our constituents
with optimal quality of service, timely delivery and “best value” available
in the marketplace. Centralized, University-wide collaborative purchasing of
goods and services is initiated, when applicable, in combination with decentralized
purchasing at the individual College level, where appropriate.
Funding for day-to-day operations, maintenance of facilities and construction
of new facilities is derived from a wide variety of revenue sources, both public
and private. The University’s procurement regulations are reflective
of those sources.
Points of Entry: How Can I Receive Notice of Bidding Opportunities?
Vendors may contact the purchasing office at one or more of the colleges listed
on the Directory
of College Purchasing Offices. The web sites maintained
by each college will list the name of a director of purchasing or a chief procurement
officer. The preferred initial contact is a letter of introduction, with a
list of verifiable references and a listing of commodities and/or services
offered by your company, as well as an indication of your status as a state,
city, department of education or federal government contract awardee, if applicable.
Include your status as a certified minority-owned, women-owned and/or small
business, if applicable. The University’s purchasing officers at the
various colleges are encouraged to solicit the participation of qualified minority-owned,
women-owned and/or small business entities in the procurement process, To inquire
about State of New York certification as a minority-owned, women-owned and/or
small business, visit the Empire
State Development’s website.
Vendors are encouraged to review bidding opportunities advertised in the New
York State Contract Reporter and the New York City Record. Online subscriptions
are available for the New York State Contract
Reporter and the New
York City Record.
In addition, vendors can visit the New
York State Office of General Services website
to learn of opportunities for bidding on their upcoming centralized State
contracts, which may afford yet another potential
point of entry for doing business with the City University of New York.
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