New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) is seeking proposals from experienced contractors to perform refrigeration preventative maintenance, repair, and emergency services at the: (1) Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market, (2) New Essex Street Market, and (3) Moore Street Market (the “Project”).

NYCEDC plans to select a contractor for the Project on the basis of selection criteria stated in the RFP which include but are not limited to: the quality of the proposal, experience of the Project Team identified in the proposal, demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP, and the price proposal.

It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status and other protected category and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (“MWBEs”) share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives.

NYCEDC established the Contract Financing Loan Fund programs for Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (M/W/DBE) interested in working on public construction projects. Contract Financing Loan Fund facilitates financing for short-term mobilization needs such as insurance, labor, supplies and equipment. Bidders/subcontractors are strongly encouraged to visit the NYCEDC website at http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe to learn more about the program.

Optional site visits for this procurement will be held on the following times/dates at the associated locations. Those interested in attending should RSVP by e-mail to RefrigerationRFP@edc.nyc on or before 4:00 P.M. ET on August 3, 2026, indicating which site visit(s) they are interested in attending. Detailed attendance instructions for each site visit will be emailed the day before each event to those who RSVP’d by the RSVP deadline.

• 4:00 P.M. ET on August 4, 2026: Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market, located at 5600 First Avenue, in Brooklyn.
• 10:00 A.M. ET on August 6, 2026: New Essex Street Market, located at 115 Delancey Street, in Manhattan.
• 4:00 P.M. ET on August 6, 2026: Moore Street Market, located at 110 Moore Street, in Brooklyn.

Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5:00 P.M. ET on August 12, 2026. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to RefrigerationRFP@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by August 18, 2026, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP will not be accepted after 5:00 P.M. ET on August 12, 2026, but technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to this RFP may be directed to RFPRequest@edc.nyc on or before August 26, 2026.

Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP, available as of July 28, 2026. To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. ET on August 26, 2026. Please click the link in the “Submission Guidelines” section of this Project’s webpage (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation. Please upload your response as a .zip file with your company name and the title of this Project.