New York State MWBE
Disparity Study

New York State MWBE Disparity Study

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The State of New York (“State”) is conducting a comprehensive Disparity Study (the “Study”), led by MGT Consulting Group (“MGT”). The purpose of the Disparity Study is to determine the effects of race, ethnicity, or gender on a businesses’ ability to do business in the State – both public and private sectors, acquire capital such as loans, bonding, and win contracts or subcontracts in the marketplace in which the State does business.

As part of that process, the State will collect data regarding the availability of firms owned by minorities and women, and the utilization of these firms as contractors and subcontractors in the State’s marketplace. In addition to analyses of quantitative data, the Disparity Study will also examine qualitative data about business discrimination (to the extent that it exists) provided by business owners, trade associations, business organizations, and other stakeholders.

We encourage ALL business owners to provide information about their experiences, particularly concerning discrimination while doing business or attempting to do business with the State and other public or private entities in the State’s market area. We hope that all firms, not just certified firms, will participate. For ways to get involved, please see the “Business Owner Engagement” page below.

Business Owner Engagement

Upcoming Events

You can still participate in the State of New York Disparity Study through the Business Survey!

Let your voice be heard and share your experiences doing business or attempting to do business in the State of New York through the Business Survey.

 Direct Email and Website Comment Form

Business owners may submit their comments, regarding their experiences doing business, or attempting to do business, with State agencies via:

 Meetings & Surveys

MGT Consulting Group has hosted virtual business engagement meetings, focus groups, and is currently conducting the business survey as part of the study’s research. If you have not already participated in a business engagement meeting, focus group, or 1 on 1 session, we invite you to complete our business survey. Your feedback is important to addressing whether discrimination affects contracting for minority and women businesses in the State’s Marketplace.

Input submitted via email, voicemail, or the website is directed to the MGT team only. Responses are considered confidential except to the extent disclosure is required by law.

Members of the New York state Board of Regents vote in favor of the P-12 consent agenda including the adoption of revised statewide rules that private schools, including Jewish Yeshivas, face stricter enforcement of long-standing requirements that they provide academic instruction "substantially equivalent" to that in the public sector, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Contact Us

Disparity Study Contact Form – ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DIRECTED TO MGT CONSULTING TEAM ONLY. Comments are considered confidential except to the extent disclosure is required by law.

You may use this form to submit written comments about your experiences with the State of New York. Please provide details of your experiences doing business, or attempting to do business, with the State or in the marketplace. Please be specific in your comments regarding the entities involved, as well as the date and location for the experiences that you share.