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Title: 9/11 World Trade Toxins Professional Investigative Services
Procurement
Investigation (DOI)
.
Igor Lyutin
phone: (000) 000-0000
email: doibids@doi.nyc.gov, ilyutin@doi.nyc.gov
Archived
Services (other than human services)
Negotiated Acquisition
9/28/2026
Intent to Award

PIN#03227N0001 Due:

Pursuant to Section 3-01(d)(2)(vii) of the PPB Rules, that it is not practicable and/or advantageous to the City to award a contract by competitive sealed bid and the following circumstances justify using the Negotiated Acquisition method: There is a time-sensitive situation where a vendor must be retained quickly for the Engagement because the City Council’s Resolution requires DOI to complete the Investigation and issue the Report by July 14, 2027, see PPB Rules § 3-04(b)(2)(i)A), and a compelling need for these investigative services exists that cannot be timely met through competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals, as per Section 3-04(b)(2)(i)(D); and there is a limited number of vendors available who provide professional investigative services and able to perform this work to assist in the Investigation and in the drafting of the Report, as per Section 3-04(b)(2)(ii).
Description

Pursuant to Section 3-04 (b)(2)(i)(D) of the New York City Procurement Policy Board Rules, the NYC Department of Investigation intends to utilize the negotiated acquisition procurement method to enter into negotiations with Epstein Becker & Green PC for professional investigative services. Those services will include assisting DOI in conducting an investigation to ascertain the knowledge possessed by mayoral administrations on environmental toxins produced by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center ("9/11 Toxins Investigation") and assisting DOI in the drafting of a report of those findings that will be submitted to the City Council.

Contract Term: The contract’s period of performance is 11/2/2026-7/17/2027 with 3 optional 1 year renewals at DOI’ discretion.

The proposed total contract amount: $3,810,000.00

Contractor Address: 875 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10022

This notice is for informational purposes only. Anyone who would like to share comments or concerns regarding the provider, including its current or past performance, may contact DOI by emailing doibids@doi.nyc.gov by Thursday, October 08, 2026 05:00 pm.

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