What to Expect

SBS Connect Profile review
You will receive a comprehensive review of your SBS Connect Profile which will consist of reviewing:
- Business Information
- Company Description
- Contract History
- NAICS Codes
- NIGP Codes
- Certification Information
- Union Contracts, Aggregate Bonding Limit, Mentorship Course (If Applicable)
In addition to a comprehensive review of each category of your SBS Connect Profile, you will receive actionable and easy to understand steps to correct your profile. For example, if your Company Description is either too short or too long, you will be given examples on how to properly expand or condense your description. You will also receive a 20-minute consultation to review the suggestions.
Price: $150 (Be sure to ask about bundling your PASSPort Profile review as well!)
PASSPort Profile review
You will receive a comprehensive review of your PASSPort Profile which will consist of reviewing:
- Commodity Codes
- Vendor Profile
- Basic Information
- Contacts
- Disclosures
- Documentation
- Signature
- Change Log
Price: $200 (Be sure to ask about bundling your SBS Connect Profile review as well!)
*In addition to PASSPort Profile reviews, you can request (at our standard consultation rate of $75 for 30-minutes) additional PASSPort services such as:
- Finding potential opportunities in PASSPort
- How to upload proposal documents into PASSPort
- Reviewing RFx documents
- Proposal review
- Submitting invoices
- and more!
Capability Statement creation/review
If you DO NOT yet have a capability statement created, you will be guided in a 20-minute consultation and given a Capability Statement Template. In this Consultation we will:
- Walk you through the standard formatting of Capability Statements
- Explain each Capability Statement Category and it’s importance
- Begin writing your Capability Statement
If you DO have a capability statement either started or completed but require further assistance you will receive a 20-minute consultation that incudes:
- A complete review of your Capability Statement (must be sent before consultation)
- Suggestions (with examples) on how to improve categories that need improvement
Price (for creation & review): $100
Proposal Review
Proposal reviews are paid out on based on success. All proposal reviews require a retainer, which up to 50% can be returned to the client or applied to the next proposal review. Proposal review/submission rates are as follows:
| Contract Value | Fee (of contract award, if awarded) | Retainer |
| $10k – $100k | 10% | 15% of fee |
| $100K–$999K | 7% | 12% of fee |
| >$1M | 5% | 10% of fee |
Proposal reviews consist of:
- Comparing proposal with RFx to ensure accuracy of written material
- Pricing strategy guidance
- Proposal formatting
- Ensuring proposal language is coherent
- Business/Contracting Strategy
*PLEASE NOTE* We are not writing your proposal for you and there is NEVER a guaranteed contract. NYCSC’s role is purely advisory and it is up to the business owner to make all final decisions.
Other M/WBE Services
Some other services covered in our consulting sessions include:
- Finding potential opportunities
- Increasing business efficiencies
- Internal tools/CRMs
- Networking
- Procurement Tools/Reports