How to do Business with the

NYC Department of Education 

What you will learn: 

• How to mark your business effectively to the DOE
• NYC resources available to minority and women business enterprises (MWBE)
• How to qualify your business as a vendor
• Contracting opportunities with the DOE

About the NYC Department of Education

The NYC Department of Education (DOE) is the nation’s largest school system, with approximately 1,700 schools, 1.1 million students and 138,000 employees. The DOE has contracts with vendors to purchase the goods and services necessary to ensure that students will have all they need to receive the quality education they deserve. 

Businesses interested in doing business with the DOE in support of schools, students and the administration across all purchasing categories should attend this workshop. For more information on the DOE, visit the agency’s website at http://schools.nyc.gov 

For more information on the DOE and other opportunities, please contact: 

 Tiwana Barnes | Phone: (718) 935-4843 |TBarnes9@schools.nyc.gov 

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Reasonable accomodations for persons with disabilties will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Columbia-Harlem SBDC at sbdc@columbia.edu or 212-854-6444.