Safeware Incorporated

City-funded organization

Safeware, Inc. is a distributor of safety and protective equipment for first responders, schools, and government agencies, founded in 1979 and headquartered at 4403 Forbes Blvd in Lanham, Maryland, per its own site. Its sole NYC client is the DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service, where it holds $5.4 million in active contracts as of August 2026, including a contract "To procure MSA Safety, thermal imaging cameras, accessories" worth $3.9 million (a Competitive sealed bid per Checkbook NYC) and a contract to "PROCURE 3M N95 RESPIRATORS FOR NYC UTILIZING OGS CONTRACT" worth $1.5 million (listed with an Intergovernmental award method). Only 16% of Safeware's $24.6 million in total NYC contract value has been awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Goods
City contracts (active)
$5,407,587 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$24,584,940 · 56 since 2009, incl. expired
Paid to date
$17,705,418
Won without a fresh bid
16% of contract value · $4,015,915 · 23 contracts
Based in
Richmond, VA (out of 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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