Garner highlights small purchase method and policy changes
Garner says the MWBE small purchase method set records, totaling $350 million in FY25 and over $1 billion across three fiscal years. He lists state legislative wins and local policy changes, including raising the threshold to $1.5 million and securing B2G Now for reporting.
We also continue to prioritize MWBEs.
by putting them in the program's critical path, leveraging the MWBE small purchase method, a procurement tool that allows for more streamlined processing contracting with city-certified MWBEs.
We set three straight fiscal records for use of this method, totaling $350 million
in MWB contracts using the method in FY25 alone and over $1 billion during the three fiscal years timeframe.
Lastly, we were able to secure New York State legislative victories and local policy program improvements that allowed us to enhance our available tools and better coordinate our efforts citywide.
These include raise MWBE small purchase method threshold twice from $500,000 to $1.5 million.
Local Law 1 agency secured ability to self-register MWBE small purchase method contracts from the New York City Office of the Comptroller.
EOs 26 and 34 better align MWBE program and provided agency guidance on creation of the creation of more equitable contracting opportunities wherever practical.
And to share and report MWBE's data to the CBDEO, funding was secured to evaluate and implement B2G Now as a tool to supplement the C.
existing MWBE reporting capabilities.
The system remains dependent on reliable data from authoritative source systems and does not replace Passport,
FMS, or the systems used by non-majorial entities, though will allow a more comprehensive near real-time citywide.
Performance reporting under one NYC program.
Establish weekly CompStat-like meetings to review key agencies'MWBE metrics, weekly discussions with agencies on barriers in preventing MWBE
in city contracting and discussing best practices solutions.
Currently coordinating with agencies on strategies to maximize the use of the MWBE small purchase method to its upper limits of $1.5 million.