Forerunner Technologies Inc

City-funded organization

Forerunner Technologies Inc is a telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Edgewood, NY, founded in 1989, providing PBX and IP telephony hardware, maintenance, and support, per the company's own website. It has held NYC contracts with the Department of Education, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Correction, including what the company describes as a partnership of more than 20 years maintaining PBX and Cisco IP telephone systems across Rikers Island and other Department of Correction facilities citywide. Current active contracts include a Department of Education contract for "PBX maintenance and moves, adds, and change services" (awarded as a Renewal, not re-bid) and a Department of Environmental Protection contract for "VOIP-24 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & UPGRADE OF THE VOIP" (awarded via Competitive sealed bid). Overall, 96% of its contract value ($56 million across 8 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Goods
City contracts (active)
$4,987,985 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$57,782,636 · 16 since 2010, incl. expired
Paid to date
$53,508,180
Won without a fresh bid
96% of contract value · $55,628,083 · 8 contracts
Based in
Bohemia, NY (NY State)

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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