HCR / DECO · Supplier Diversity Compliance

Welcome to the HCR Supplier Diversity Compliance Portal.

HCR / DECO has partnered with AXI to help developers, contractors, and HCR project teams manage NYS MWBE and SDVOB identification, good faith efforts outreach, utilization reporting, and waiver submissions across the Agency's funded portfolio.

MWBE

Minority & Women‑owned Business certification, outreach, & utilization.

SDVOB

Service‑Disabled Veteran‑owned Business participation tracking.

Article 15‑A

End‑to‑end compliance under NYS Executive Law Article 15‑A.

People behind the mission

Building equitable contracting opportunity in every New York community.

DECO and AXI are committed to expanding economic access for MWBEs, SDVOBs, and historically undervalued businesses across New York State — through regulatory compliance, contract oversight, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement.

MWBE

Certified firms accessing new state contract opportunities

SDVOB

Veteran‑owned firms partnering on NYS‑funded multi‑family projects

GFE

Developers documenting good faith efforts outreach

New organizations

Request an account for the HCR portal.

AXI provisions accounts on behalf of HCR / DECO. Fill out the form and a member of the AXI team will review your request and contact you.

Account Request

Request your HCR portal account

Full name*

Title / role

Organization / company*

Organization type*

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HCR project / contract reference

If your organization is working on an HCR‑funded project, include the project or contract reference.

Additional information

By submitting, you authorize AXI to share this request with HCR / DECO for review.

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Thank you — the AXI team will review your request and contact you within two (2) business days.

Questions? Contact support@axisystem.com.

Compliance forms

Submit HCR compliance forms online.

Complete and submit DECO compliance forms directly in your browser — no spreadsheet to download, fill out, and email back. Entries save as you go, goal calculations run live, and you can download a signed PDF copy of anything you submit.

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Fill out and download here, or submit via your AXI portal account when available.

CONST‑1 · PROC‑2

Utilization Plan

Identify the certified MWBE and SDVOB firms you propose to use, with required goal dollars calculated automatically against the project funding amount.

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PROC‑1

EEO Staffing Plan

Report the workforce to be utilized on the contract by EEO job category, gender, and race or ethnicity, with totals calculated as you type.

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CONST‑2 · PROC‑6

Cumulative Payment Statement

Quarterly record of actual dollars paid to each MWBE and SDVOB firm — construction projects and procurement contracts file on the same form.

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CONST‑3

Affirmation of Income Payments

The subcontractor’s own confirmation of dollars received this quarter, countersigned by the contractor before it is filed.

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CONST‑5

Bid Solicitation Log

Log every certified firm you invited to bid, the follow-up calls, and whether a bid came back — the evidence behind a good faith efforts finding.

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CONST‑6

Monthly Employment Utilization Report

Monthly construction workforce on the project by trade, gender, and race or ethnicity, with apprentice hours reported separately.

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PROC‑3

Request for Waiver

Request a total or partial waiver of the MBE or WBE goal, with the eleven required attachments checked off before you can submit.

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PROC‑5.1 · CONST‑6.1

Workforce Utilization Report

Report employees and hours worked on the contract by EEO job category, gender, and race or ethnicity for the quarter.

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PROC‑7

Company Demographic Profile

Your company-wide workforce by job category, gender, and race or ethnicity, filed with the solicitation and totalled automatically.

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CONST‑4 · PROC‑10

Certification of Good Faith Efforts

The eight-part narrative of what you actually did to reach certified firms, with dates and supporting documents attached to each answer.

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PROC‑13

Quarterly Affirmation of No MWBE Participation

File when no subcontractors or suppliers were used in the quarter, listing the employees who performed the work in house.

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Download

Reference documents, policy statements, and attestations published by HCR. Download, complete, then attach the copy to the related filing in the portal or submit via your AXI portal account.

PROC-4

MWBE Policy Statement

Signed policy statement affirming the firm’s MWBE commitment.

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PROC-8

EEO Policy Statement

Equal employment opportunity policy statement for the contract file.

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PROC-9

Diversity Practices Questionnaire

Scored questionnaire on the firm’s diversity practices, submitted with the proposal.

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PROC-11

Attestation of Continued Commitment

Confirms the utilization commitments made at award still stand.

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PROC-12

Attestation of Self-Performance

Attests that the scope was performed by the firm’s own forces.

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GUIDE

Good Faith Efforts Guide

What DECO accepts as documented good faith efforts, with examples.

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EO 162

EEO Agreement — Executive Order 162

Workforce reporting agreement under EO 162.

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EO 162

MWBE and SDVOB Utilization Agreement — HFA

MWBE agreement form for HFA bond-financed transactions.

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POLICY

EEO and MWBE Policy Statements

Combined agency policy statements for the contract file.

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APP. 1

Appendix 1 — OCD and HTFC Equal Opportunity Requirements

Standard equal opportunity clauses for OCD and HTFC contracts.

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APP. B

Appendix B — OHM and OFA Equal Opportunity Requirements

Participation goals, reporting duties, and remedies for OHM and OFA.

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Need to amend a filing you already submitted? Sign in to the portal to open your existing submission, or contact support@axisystem.com.

New York State Homes & Community Renewal

About the Department of Empowerment, Compliance & Opportunity.

DECO's mission is to promote state contracting opportunities for MWBEs, SDVOBs, and historically undervalued businesses in New York State. The department accomplishes this through regulatory compliance, contract oversight, technical assistance, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy.

Regulatory Compliance

Ensuring adherence to NYS Executive Law Article 15‑A and Veterans' Services Law Article 3 across all HCR programs.

Goal Setting

Establishing MWBE and SDVOB participation goals for every applicable HCR‑funded contract.

Contract Oversight

Compliance monitoring and reporting on MWBE and SDVOB utilization across the agency portfolio.

Outreach & Education

Sponsoring conferences, webinars, and forums across NYS to increase MWBE & SDVOB awareness.

Certification Assistance

Guidance, application support, and expedite requests for firms pursuing MWBE certification through ESD.

Reporting Results

Reports to Empire State Development and OGS demonstrating HCR's MWBE and SDVOB performance.

Visit DECO at hcr.ny.gov

Compliance technology · White‑labeled for HCR

About the HCR Supplier Diversity Compliance Platform.

AXI is delivering every feature of HCR's RFP for a Supplier Diversity Compliance Solution — from MWBE and SDVOB goal setting through outreach, risk management, workforce tracking, compliance monitoring, and impact reporting. The platform supports comprehensive portfolio management across all Agency‑funded and Affiliate programs in accordance with relevant NYS regulations.

01 · Setup

Goal Setting & Directory Integration

Set MWBE and SDVOB participation goals at the project level. Direct integration with ESD and OGS certified business directories, refreshed daily and archived against every project record.

02 · Identify

Certified Firm Search & Unbundle

Holistic scope‑specific search across NAICS, NIGP, and CSI codes and keywords. Unbundle cost estimates into subcontracting opportunities sized to certified firm capacity.

03 · Outreach

Good Faith Efforts Management

Track and document GFE outreach to certified businesses with a defensible audit trail — every email, response, and follow‑up archived against the project.

04 · Monitor

Compliance Monitoring

Real‑time tracking of contractor compliance status across all HCR‑funded projects, with proactive risk flags and mitigation recommendations.

05 · Workforce

Workforce Participation Tracking

Monitor MWBE and SDVOB workforce participation at the project level, including trade, gender, and racial categories under Article 15‑A.

06 · Waivers

Waiver Wizard

Standardize, pre‑check, and submit waiver requests through a guided workflow aligned to DECO's review process — including A00989/S00841 transparency disclosures.

07 · Report

Impact & Utilization Reporting

Generate agency‑wide and portfolio‑level reports for ESD and OGS submissions, plus public utilization plans and waiver postings under Article 15‑A -311.3(K).

08 · Portfolio

HFA & HTFC Portfolio Management

Comprehensive oversight across HFA Utilization Plans, HTFC Utilization Plans, and all HCR Agency and Affiliate programs.

09 · Engage

Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement

Vendor portal, in‑platform messaging, and document exchange between DECO, primes, subs, and certified firms — supporting DECO's stakeholder engagement mission.

Technology partner

About AXI

AXI is a leading provider of supplier diversity and compliance management software, helping public agencies, authorities, universities, and contractors track, manage, and report on MWBE, SDVOB, DBE, and small business participation. AXI's cloud‑based platform helps organizations modernize compliance programs, improve efficiency, and drive measurable economic impact.

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