Click here to search the Vendor Access System for firms that are currently disqualified, suspended and/or otherwise ineligible to receive new/future work on SCA projects as prime contractors, subcontractors, consultants, subconsultants, members of a joint venture, vendors, or material suppliers.
To see a list of firms that are currently prequalified to do business with the SCA, click Prequalified Firms.
If you require assistance, call the Prequalification Hotline at (718) 472-8777 or email, where specialists are available to answer questions regarding the application. In addition, you may visit the Contractor Qualification Unit at 25-01 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm for assistance.
Firms are qualified for a period of three years. Firms are strongly encouraged to requalify at least six months before their qualification status expires. Click here for the requalification application. For assistance with your online requalification application, contact the Prequalification Hotline at (718) 472-8777 or email, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
A firm's qualification is dynamic and subject to review. Should future events result in substantive changes in the information provided in the qualification application, the Contractor Qualification Unit must be notified immediately by contacting the contact the Prequalification Hotline at (718) 472-8777 or email, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
To begin the prequalification process, firms are strongly encouraged to submit an Online Prequalification Application. If you are unable to submit the online form, contact the Prequalification Hotline at (718) 472-8777 or email for further information. After receiving notice that your firm has prequalified, visit the Competing for Business section of our site.
Please click here for the new Vendor Access System login procedure.
Please click here for the MFA Registration Instruction Guide for VAS.
Doing business with the SCA has never been easier. Our Online Prequalification Application offers the following features:
If this is your first time doing business with us, we recommend that you start in the section entitled "Doing Business with the SCA for the 1st Time," where the VAS wizard will lead you to the correct application after asking you a couple of quick questions.
For those of you who are familiar with the SCA and/or are already doing business with us, links on the homepage will take you directly to where you want to go.
Not sure where to start? Need help? Contact the Prequalification Hotline at (718) 472-8777 or email, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
When reviewing a firm's application, the SCA's assessment includes a thorough but timely evaluation of a variety of requirements including, but not limited to:
An exception to DOL approved apprenticeship program requirement applies to firms that participate exclusively in the SCA's Mentor Program. However, if a firm seeks to employ apprentices, only apprentices registered with the New York State Department of Labor may be employed. The New York City Comptroller provides the rates and ratios applicable to registered apprentices through the Prevailing Wage Schedule §220.