NY Econ Dev L § 142 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-C - Procurement Opportunities Newsletter 142 - Procurement Opportunities Newsletter.

§ 142. Procurement opportunities newsletter. 1. The commissioner shall publish  on  a daily basis a procurement opportunities newsletter, which shall contain notices of  procurement  contract  opportunities  and  any other  information  the  commissioner  deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. Notices of procurement contract  opportunities shall be available on the internet for at least fifteen days.   2. Notices of procurement contract opportunities shall mean:  (a)  for  procurement contracts to be awarded by the office of general services, (i) a description of  the  centralized  commodity  contracting program  of such office and an explanation of how to apply for placement on any prequalified bidders list established as part  of  such  program; (ii)  a  description of the centralized construction contracting program of such office and an explanation of how to subscribe to any bid  notice publication established as part of such program; and (iii) for all other procurement contracts awarded by the office, the provisions of paragraph (c) of this subdivision shall apply.  (b)  for  procurement  contracts in excess of ten thousand dollars and less than fifty thousand dollars to be awarded by the  state  university of  New York or the city university of New York, (i) a quarterly listing of projected procurement purchases by commodity for each institution  of the  state  university  of  New York or the city university of New York; (ii) an explanation of how to apply for placement on  any  bidder  lists maintained by the state university of New York or the city university of New  York;  and  (iii) a description of procedures for providing advance notification by mail to individuals or business entities on such  bidder lists  of  any  request  for  proposals,  in  accordance  with rules and regulations promulgated by the state university or the city  university; and  (c)  for  all  other  procurement contracts issued by agencies (i) the name of the contracting agency; (ii) the contract identification number; (iii) a brief description of the goods or services sought, the  location where  goods  are  to be delivered or services provided and the contract term; (iv) the address where bids or proposals are to be submitted;  (v) the  date  when  bids  or  proposals  are due; (vi) a description of any eligibility  or  qualification  requirement  or  preference;   (vii)   a statement  as to whether the contract requirements may be fulfilled by a subcontracting, joint venture, or co-production arrangement; (viii)  any other information deemed useful to potential contractors; (ix) the name, address,  and  telephone  number  of  the  person  to  be  contacted for additional information; and (x) a statement as to whether the  goods  or services  sought had in the immediately preceding three year period been supplied by a foreign business enterprise.   3. The commissioner shall provide for electronic publication,  updated daily,  accessible  at  no  charge  to  the  general  public and may set subscription rates for enhanced  access  services,  including,  but  not limited  to,  automated notification of bid opportunities based upon the amounts estimated to be necessary to defray the expenses  of  preparing, publishing,  marketing  and  distributing  the procurement opportunities newsletter.  In  addition,  the  commissioner  shall  immediately   make available,  upon request, a printed copy of all notices from the date of such request and the fifteen days  preceding,  and  if  requested,  make available  on  a weekly basis, the procurement opportunities newsletter, at a subscription rate determined by  the  commissioner  based  upon  an estimated expense of producing and distributing such printed copy.   4.  The  commissioner  may  publish  in  the procurement opportunities newsletter (a) notices of  procurement  opportunities  originating  from political  subdivisions  of  the  state or business enterprises, and (b) notices from government  or  potential  government  contractors  seeking  subcontractors   and   suppliers,   in  such  form  and  manner  as  the commissioner shall determine. The commissioner may charge a fee for  the publication  of such notices of procurement opportunities based upon the amounts  estimated  to be necessary to defray the expenses of preparing, publishing,  marketing  and  distributing  such  additional  notices  of procurement opportunities.   5.   In   addition   to  any  other  notice  of  procurement  contract opportunities required in this section, for procurement contracts in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars or more  to  be  awarded  by  all state   agencies,  each  agency  shall  prepare  for  inclusion  in  the procurement  opportunities  newsletter  (a)  a  semi-annual  listing  of projected  procurement  purchases by category; (b) an explanation of how to apply for placement on any bidder list maintained by the agency;  and (c)  a  description  of procedures for providing advance notification by mail to individuals or business entities on such  bidder  lists  of  any request   for  proposals,  in  accordance  with  rules  and  regulations promulgated by the agency. The commissioner, in consultation  with  each agency, shall arrange a schedule for each agency's semi-annual listing.   6.  The  commissioner  shall  include in the procurement opportunities newsletter the  procurement  contract  award  information  submitted  by agencies   pursuant   to   subdivision  three  of  section  one  hundred forty-three of this article.   7. Upon receipt of an announcement that an agency has entered  into  a contract,  as  provided  in  subdivision  five  of  section  one hundred forty-three  of  this  article,  the  commissioner  shall  publish  such announcement   in   the   procurement   opportunities   newsletter.  The announcement shall identify the contract, specify the date of the  award of  the  contract  and provide the name and contact information for each recipient of the contract.