NY State Print & Pub Docs L § 3 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PPD - New York State Printing and Public Documents Article 2 - General Provisions 3 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner of General Services and State Agencies in Purchasing Printing.

§  3.  Powers and duties of commissioner of general services and state agencies in purchasing printing. 1. The commissioner of general services shall have general supervision over the letting  of  all  contracts  for public   printing   provided   to  be  made  herein.  In  addition,  the commissioner shall exercise such further supervision  and  control  over all  contracts  for  department printing pursuant to section one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law. The commissioner  may,  as  deemed appropriate  establish  standard  sizes  and  grades  of paper and other necessary  specifications  for  paper;  provided,  however,  that   such specifications shall be in accordance with those established pursuant to section  one  hundred  sixty-three  and subdivision three of section one hundred sixty-five of the state finance law.  (a) The commissioner of general services shall be responsible for  the standardization  and  centralized  contracting  of  printing required by state agencies in a manner  which  maximizes  the  purchasing  value  of public  funds.  Pursuant to section one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, contracts for printing may be established by the office  of general  services  or  state agencies, and state agencies may, when such centralized contracts established by the office of general services  are in the form, function and utility required by said agency, purchase from such  centralized  contracts.  When printing is not available consistent with the provisions of section one  hundred  sixty-three  of  the  state finance  law  in  the  form,  function  and  utility  required  by state agencies, state  agencies  may  procure  printing  independently  or  in conjunction with other state agencies.  (b)  Printing  contracts shall be awarded on the basis of lowest price to a responsive and responsible offerer; or  in  the  case  of  multiple awards, in accordance with paragraph c of subdivision ten of section one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law.   2.  No  contract for department printing shall be let to a bidder who, in  the  opinion  of  the  commissioner,  does  not  have   satisfactory facilities and equipment which are ample and sufficient to insure proper performance  of the contract or who has failed to give adequate security in an amount  which  may  be  required  by  the  commissioner.  Provided further,  however,  that no contract shall be let to a bidder other than the lowest price responsible bidder without the written approval of  the comptroller.   3. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section, or of  any  general  or  special  act,  the  commissioner  may contract for printing to an amount not exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars without competitive bidding,  and  other  state  departments  and  agencies  may contract  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  fifty thousand dollars without competitive bidding, for printing required by them.