First Steps Trans Inc.

City-funded organization

First Steps Trans Inc. is a Brooklyn-based student transportation company that has provided New York City school busing, including transportation for students with disabilities, under contracts with the Department of Education. It has been awarded $154,365,851 in registered DOE contracts since 2012, all now expired, none currently active, of which $144,382,698 was paid; about $50,351,678 across 5 contracts (33% of value) were renewals or an emergency award made without a fresh competitive bid, with the remainder competitively sealed-bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Standardized Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $154,365,851 awarded since 2012
Paid to date
$144,382,698
Won without a fresh bid
33% of contract value · $50,351,678 · 5 contracts
Chairman / CEO
Vincent D'Amato

Holds contracts at

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).

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