The Academic Commons in The Graduate Center of the City University of New York is soliciting bids from responsive and responsible vendors for a Contributing Developer to assist the Contributing Developer and the rest of the developing team to maintain and enhance the CUNY Academic Commons website as per specifications.

The CUNY Academic Commons website is built on the WordPress and BuddyPress platforms and prospective bidders must be knowledgeable and proficient in these programs.

If you are interested in bidding on this project please email or fax your request for the bid documentation to the following;

Email: purchasing@gc.cuny.edu

Fax: 212-817-1635

Any purchase that results from this advertisement shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this advertisement (including without limitation, any attached specifications and any other terms and conditions attached hereto or incorporated by reference) and by the University's standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions and Appendix A, Standard Clauses for New York State Contracts which are incorporated herein by reference with the same effect as it is written here. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others may constitute an "impermissible contact" under state law, and could result in disqualification of that vendor. No subcontracting allowed.

The Procurement Lobbying Act (PI-A) Applies to this Solicitation.

The restricted period began with the publication of this ad. Compliance

Procurement Lobbying Act

Required Forms: Vendor shall complete, sign and submit the following forms if they are selected.

a)"Offerer's Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State

Finance Law § 139-j (3) and § 139-j (6) (b)"

b)"Offerer's Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of Compliance with State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k"

Under the requirements of the State Procurement Lobbying Act all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Office of University Controller (*Designated Contacts). Until a designation is made, communication with any other CUNY employees concerning this project that is determined to be an attempt to influence the procurement may result in disqualification.

Contact with CUNY:

Under the requirements of the PLA, all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Designated Contact. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may constitute an_"impermissible contact under NYS state law, and could result in disqualification of that vendor.