NYCHA has put out a solicitation for a contractor to handle asbestos investigation and testing at its buildings across the city, with bids due October 15 at 2 p.m. This is CR#528319, and it's a three-year IDIQ contract — that stands for indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, meaning NYCHA doesn't promise a set amount of work, it just calls you in as testing is needed over the life of the contract. There are also two optional one-year extensions built in, so a firm that lands this could be doing this work for up to five years.
The job covers NYCHA buildings citywide — not one development, not one borough, the whole portfolio. The trade category is listed as Construction Related Services, which tells you this is testing and investigation work, not the abatement itself. Bids have to go in electronically through NYCHA's iSupplier system; the notice is clear that paper bids won't be accepted, so any shop bidding this needs to be squared away on that system before the deadline, not after. The same notice also lists five other RFQs, numbered 528327 through 528331, worth checking in case related work is available there too.
Here's why this one's worth a look even if testing isn't your main business: NYCHA has been steadily awarding big-dollar IDIQ contracts for the related abatement and removal work, and the agency has pointed to a steady rise in asbestos testing driven by gas outage requests — meaning when gas service gets shut off in a building for any reason, testing often has to happen before work can restart. That's a sign this isn't a one-off call; it's recurring, citywide demand that isn't slowing down.
For a contractor or testing firm with the right certifications, this is a chance to lock in a multi-year relationship with one of the largest building owners in the country, rather than chasing individual jobs. The scale also means NYCHA is going to want to see real capacity — citywide coverage across many buildings isn't a one-truck operation.
If you do this kind of testing work, get your iSupplier account in order now and get the bid documents reviewed well before October 15 at 2 p.m. Don't wait until the week of the deadline to figure out the electronic submission process — that's the detail most likely to trip someone up here.
On the record: IDIQ Contract for Asbestos Investigation and Testing Services for NYCHA Buildings – Citywide (RFQ 528319), issued by New York City Housing Authority. Solicitation CR#528319. Bids are due October 15, 2026 (Bids due 2 p.m.). The posting on a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov: https://a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov/RequestDetail/20260903029. Full record on The RFI Wire's board: https://therfiwire.com/rfi/RFI-003250.html.