Project Information

Bid Title

Small Business Capacity Building Services

Issuing Agency

State Government of New York

Location

New York

Published Date

Jan 8, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 2, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

7628

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Project Description

Small Business Capacity Building Services

Solicitation #: 7628

Issue Date: 01/08/2026

Proposal Due: 02/02/2026 - 3:00 PM

Classification: Professional Services

Type: Request for Proposal (RFP)

Status: New

Subcontracting Provisioning Goals (%)

Minority Owned: 18

Women Owned: 12

Service Disabled Veteran Owned: 6

Contract Terms

2 years, with 2 automatic 1-year renewals

Location Where Goods to be Delivered or Service Performed

Statewide

Ad Notice

DASNY issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking responsive proposals from firms with experience in designing and delivering comprehensive contractor development programs. Programs should target small, emerging, and established minority and women-owned, service disabled and veteran-owned businesses seeking to participate in public sector procurement. The objective is to introduce and deliver technical assistance and support services to eligible firms, equipping them with best practices necessary to operate as a prime contractor or at higher-tier subcontractor level. This initiative aims to support firms for New York State Public Works government contracting opportunities. In addition, the Small Business Capacity Building Services program seeks to address the unique challenges faced by emerging contractors by defining long-term, sustainable solutions that enable successful delivery of DASNY construction projects.

Interested Proposers must have: (1) experience contracting with New York State and be in a favorable financial position, and (2) general industry experience and the ability to provide training to firms in the areas of business management training, financial support, bonding assistance, subcontracting.

DASNY contributes to the economic development of New York State by assisting and supporting Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) through its procurement process. As part of this RFQ, and consistent with New York State Executive Law 15-A and Article 3 of the New York State Veteran Services Law, DASNY encourages all firms to consider submitting proposals that utilize partnerships, joint ventures or other similar arrangements with a New York State certified MWBE/SDVOB firm on this contract. For technical assistance identifying certified MWBE firms contact Empire State Development at www.esd.ny.gov or visit DASNY’s MWBE Registry at www.dasny.org. For NYS Certified SDVOB firms contact www.ogs.ny.gov/veterans.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 170.1 – Uniform Guidelines for Responsibility Determinations, Executive Order No. 125 – NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire and Executive Order No. 192 – Continuing Vendor Integrity, DASNY may only award a contract to a responsible proposer. A responsible proposer must have the integrity to justify the award of public dollars and the capacity to perform the requirements of the contract fully. The proposer must file a vendor responsibility questionnaire with DASNY. The questionnaire provides the proposer an opportunity to self-disclose any issues and provide necessary information, which DASNY will use as part of its determination.

Firms interested in responding to this solicitation may access the RFP and related documents from DASNY’s website at: https://www.dasny.org/opportunities/rfps-bids/professional-services-construction . To locate this RFP, navigate to RFP 7628/View the full details for this opportunity and attachments. The deadline for responses to the RFP is 3:00 PM on the due date in the RFP. Responses received after this date will not be accepted.

In accordance with State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between DASNY personnel and a Proposer during the procurement process. The Designated Representative for this procurement is Madeline Miller, Assistant Procurement Administrator at Email: ( DownstateRFPCoordinator@dasny.org ). Contacts made to other DASNY personnel regarding this procurement may disqualify the Proposer and affect future procurements with governmental entities in the State of New York. Please refer to the DASNY’s website www.dasny.org for DASNY policy and procedures regarding this law, or the OGS website ( https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl ) for more information about this law. All proposers, domestic and foreign, must be in compliance with New York State business registration requirements. Contact the NYS Department of State regarding compliance. In addition, business entities proposing to provide professional engineering services must obtain a Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering Services in New York State from the State Education Department. Proposals must be submitted in the full legal name of the proposer, or the full legal name plus a registered assumed name of the proposer, if any.

Contacts

Primary Contact

Madeline Miller

Assistant Procurement Administrator

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)

515 Broadway

3rd floor

Albany, NY 12207

United States

Phone: 518-257-3014

Email: mrmiller@DASNY.Org

Secondary Contact

Christopher Currey

Chief, Procurement, Professional Services Contracts

DASNY

Professional Services Contracts

Albany

515 Broadway

Albany , NY 12207

United States

Phone: 518-257-3589

Email: CCurrey@dasny.org

Attachments

Documents

Small Business Capacity Building - RFP.pdf 291.04 KB

a. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - Sample Contract.pdf 526.5 KB

b. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - DASNY Omnibus Certification.pdf 222.01 KB

c. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - NYS Vendor Responsibility.pdf 61.91 KB

d. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - W-9 Form.pdf 129.05 KB

e. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - Sample Insurance Certificate.pdf 72.11 KB

e. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - Sample Insurance Requirements.pdf 258.97 KB

f. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - DASNY Classification & Rate Form.xls 50 KB

g. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - DASNY Multiplier Form.xls 37 KB

h. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - MWBE + SDVOB Utilization Plan.pdf 220.95 KB

i. Small Business Capacity Building - RFP - Diversity Questionnaire.pdf 151.17 KB

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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