Raj Somas
City-funded organization
Raj Somas is an individual vendor doing business as RUSD Solutions, an information-technology reseller and consulting firm; the firm's own site lists its address as Tappan, NY. He holds $30 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (7 total), mostly with the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, including "Citywide IT Purchasing - RUSD SOLUTIONS" ($27 million, tagged "Intergovernmental" on Checkbook), plus smaller software-license contracts with DOITT, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Financial Information Services Agency, DCAS, and the Board of Elections. Citywide, 77% of contract value awarded without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Professional Services
- City contracts (active)
- $30,030,790 · 7 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $35,702,547 · 87 since 2018, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $22,545,081
- Won without a fresh bid
- 77% of contract value · $27,315,485 · 2 contracts
Holds contracts at
- Board of Elections City agency
- Department of Citywide Administrative Services City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Financial Information Services Agency 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).
- Citywide IT Purchasing - RUSD SOLUTIONS Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · MA185820248804558 $27,292,500
- ELASTIC SEARCH LICENSES Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820268801798 $1,498,140
- TRANSPERFECT GLOBALLINK LICENSES - 5 YEARS Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820258806701 $1,025,000
- Renewal of Existing Cloudli Software Maintenance and Support Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248807788 $100,000
- Renewal of the Purchase for Subject7 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268808113 $82,175
- RED SEAL MAINTENANCE RENEWAL FY'16 - REPLACEMENT PO Financial Information Services Agency · CT112720261409046 $24,509
- Cisco/Meraki Internet facing - Licenses Department of Citywide Administrative Services · CT185620248806584 $8,466
- ELASTICSEARCH LICENSE RENEWAL Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820248801910 · ended 2025 $1,498,962
- 36 months CT endpoint security NYS Cyber 6220 requirement Board of Elections · CT100320241415031 · ended 2026 $281,250
- IMPLEMENTATION FOR UEBA SERVICES Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820228801703 · ended 2022 $257,322