Opportunity Overview
Newly issued. The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) posted CUNY Lehman College Campus Wide Technology Infrastructure Upgrade Phase 1, Solicitation 375250, also listed in the New York State Contract Reporter as CR 2138915, on September 11, 2026. This stage is an Expression of Interest (EOI); DASNY will evaluate qualification packages and invite qualified firms to the later bid phase.
Verified Scope and Value
The project will replace campus network equipment and IT network cabling connecting Lehman College buildings to the Main Data Centers in Carman Hall and Shuster Hall. A new smaller Main Data Center will be created in Carman 135 to replace Carman 136, Carman 136 will be converted for IT staff office use, and building MDF/IDF installations will receive new cooling systems and UPS devices.
Estimated construction cost: $6,000,000 to $7,000,000.
Deadline and Submission
DASNY lists the EOI package as due October 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM. The official posting reviewed does not expressly label the time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. Firms must submit one PDF copy by email to the designated DASNY construction-contracts submission address identified in the solicitation. The package must include a cover page, table of contents, and ten tabbed sections in the required sequence.
Eligibility and Qualification Requirements
Key verified qualifications include at least five years of experience on projects similar in size, scope, and complexity and details for five relevant projects completed or substantially completed within the past ten years. The required package also includes sample project schedules, the firm’s safety program, resumes for the proposed project team, potential subcontractors, anticipated workload, three years of Experience Modification Rating information, bonding-capacity evidence, and a current NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire for for-profit construction. Tabs 1 through 7 will be scored by a DASNY committee.
All proposers must comply with New York State business-registration requirements. Firms proposing professional engineering services must hold the applicable New York State Education Department Certificate of Authorization.
Labor, Participation and Contract Controls
The successful low bidder at the later construction phase must execute the Project Labor Agreement included with the contract documents, and subcontractors of every tier must execute a Letter of Assent. The current posting lists anticipated participation goals of 18% MBE, 12% WBE, and 6% SDVOB, plus a 45% minority and women workforce goal across trades. DASNY states that final goals will be determined when finalized bid documents are issued to qualified contractors.
Match/cost share: not applicable; this is a procurement, not a grant. Allowable grant costs: not applicable. Construction pricing, bonding, insurance, and contract-security requirements are governed by the solicitation and later bid documents.
Contacts and Procurement Integrity
The named primary and submission contact is Dominick Donadio, Sr. Procurement Administrator, DASNY Procurement, Construction Contracts. The solicitation also warns that New York State Finance Law §§ 139-j and 139-k restrict communications during the procurement process; offerers should use only the designated contacts.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. The opportunity is high-value, newly issued, backed by a detailed authoritative DASNY posting, and has a clear qualification path and adequate response lead time. The score is moderated because the current stage is only an EOI and the final construction/bid documents have not yet been issued.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The verified scope is campus network and construction infrastructure, not connected physical-examination technology, remote diagnostics, telehealth hardware, or clinical care delivery. Dr. Miltie / QC Healthcare direct-vendor fit: 0/100. A direct submission is not warranted.
Realistic Respondent Class
Realistic respondents are established New York construction primes and technology-infrastructure contractors with demonstrated delivery of large campus IT/network modernization projects, sufficient bonding capacity, acceptable safety performance, qualified project teams, and the ability to satisfy DASNY vendor-responsibility and participation requirements.
Amendments and Next Action
The authoritative posting reviewed is currently marked New. DASNY notes that the drawings and specifications currently posted are not 100% construction/bid documents; finalized documents will be distributed to qualified contractors invited to bid. Respondents should monitor DASNY for addenda and later bid documents.
Official sources: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Solicitation 375250; New York State Contract Reporter, CR 2138915.