Bedford, Freeman & Worth Pub.
City-funded organization
Bedford, Freeman & Worth Pub. is the Checkbook-registry name for BFW Publishing Group, a privately owned educational publisher (comprising Bedford/St. Martin's, W.H. Freeman, and Worth Publishers) that produces textbooks and digital course materials for English, math, science, and social studies. Its one active NYC Department of Education contract, "Educational digital and software programs" ($4.1 million), was awarded through DOE's "DOE pre-approved listing" process, tagged non-competitive on the page. Across 21 registered DOE contracts since 2001 (including expired ones), the city has awarded the company $8.5 million all-time and paid it $20 million to date; 89% of the contract value awarded to it ($7.5 million across 2 contracts) went out without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Goods
- City contracts (active)
- $4,134,431 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $8,455,431 · 21 since 2001, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $20,123,741
- Won without a fresh bid
- 89% of contract value · $7,536,431 · 2 contracts
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Educational digital and software programs Department of Education · MA104020219178770 $4,134,431
- Textbooks and ancillary materials Department of Education · MA104020189873397 · ended 2024 $3,402,000
- TEXTBOOK TX6206-OIC Department of Education · MA104020029200260 · ended 2017 $469,000
- SOLE VENDOR-COMMODITIES Department of Education · CT104020223066896 · ended 2022 $25,000
- SOLE VENDOR-COMMODITIES Department of Education · CT104020223065520 · ended 2022 $25,000
- -COMMODITIES Department of Education · CT104020223023679 · ended 2022 $25,000
- ISBN MISSING Department of Education · CT104020223021335 · ended 2022 $25,000
- FMS INTEGRATION Department of Education · CT104020223006029 · ended 2022 $25,000
- CANCEL PER VENDOR Department of Education · CT104020223005897 · ended 2022 $25,000
- VENDOR CANNOT ACCEPT WO POS Department of Education · CT104020223005367 · ended 2022 $25,000