a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Covered contract. The term “covered contract” means a contract for human services that has a value greater than the small purchase limit set forth, pursuant to section 314 of the charter, in section 3-08 of title 9 of the rules of the city of New York.
Human services. The term “human services” means social services contracted for by an agency on behalf of third party clients including but not limited to day care, foster care, home care, health or medical services, housing and shelter assistance, preventive services, youth services, the operation of senior centers, employment training and assistance, vocational and educational programs, legal services and recreation programs.
b. The city chief procurement officer shall, no later than July 1, 2024, conduct a study on the timing and duration of the city’s procurement process, including the time to complete the steps of such process, for covered contracts. Such study shall, at minimum, include the following:
1. Identification of procurement methods utilized in the city’s procurement process for covered contracts;
2. Description of the steps of the procurement methods identified pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subdivision; and
3. An evaluation of the time needed for an agency or vendor to complete each step described pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision.
c. No later than October 1, 2024, the city chief procurement officer shall submit a report on the study required by subdivision b of this section to the mayor, the speaker of the council and the procurement policy board. Such report shall include recommendations for the procurement policy board to consider in promulgating rules pursuant to paragraph 6 of subdivision b of section 311 of the charter.
d. The procurement policy board shall review the report submitted pursuant to subdivision c of this section, and, pursuant to section 1043 of the charter, no later than October 1, 2025, promulgate rules setting forth time schedules for completing the steps described pursuant to paragraph 2 of subdivision b of this section, in accordance with paragraph 6 of subdivision b of section 311 of the charter.
e. No later than October 1, 2026, and no later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the city chief procurement officer shall submit to the mayor, the speaker of the council and the procurement policy board a report on the completion of procurement method steps by agencies and vendors within the time schedules set forth in rules promulgated as described in subdivision d of this section.
(L.L. 2023/169, 12/16/2023, eff. 1/30/2024)