The Daily Bulletin

Effective April 29th, 2025 Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the new discretionary thresholds for purchases from NYS certified Minority-and-Woman-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (SDVB). The discretionary purchasing threshold when buying from these entities has been increased from $750,000 to $1,500,000.00 . This law precludes the University from performing a formal competitive bid, when utilizing certified MWBE’s.

Campus departments are encouraged to utilize certified MWBE’s and SDVOB’s where possible. A searchable statewide MWBE directory is available for the campus to utilize on the Procurement webpage and can also be found here: NYS MWBE Directory.

Departments should contact Procurement Services for purchases that are anticipated to be over $50K using state funds if the intention is to use a MWBE or SDVOB for planning purposes.

Please reach out to Kristy Mediak, Director of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, with any questions.