The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), Commission for the Blind, hereinafter known as the Commission, as authorized under the Federal Randolph Sheppard Act of 1974, the New York State Unconsolidated Laws, Section 8714-a, the New York State Social Services Law, Sections 20 (3) (d) and 38, and the New York State Public Buildings Law, Section 3 (13), is soliciting bid proposals for automatic vending machine service for the purpose of providing income, benefits, and services to legally blind New York State residents.

Current Contract and Gross Sales

The current contract to provide vending machine services for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute is contract XDS1224, which has a total contract value of $200,500.00 for the five-year term 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2023.

$200,837.02 in Total Gross Sales was reported for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute for the 12-month period of 5/1/2022 – 4/30/2023.

The Total Gross Sales dollar amount provided herewith was reported by the current vendor to NYSCB, for the period of time stated and is meant to be representative of Total Gross Sales generated by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. This Total Gross Sales amount does not represent a commitment or guarantee that the Roswell Park Cancer Institute will generate any specific level of sales or revenue.

Automatic Vending Machine Services: This IFB is soliciting bid proposals for automatic vending machine services for Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 665 Elm Street (Elm and Carlton Streets), Buffalo, NY 14263 as specified in Appendix D. The minimum acceptable bid rate shall not be less than 20% of Net Sales (Net Sales meaning Total Sales minus bottle deposit minus sales tax) per month for the five-year contract term.

Eligibility Criteria : This IFB is soliciting bid proposals from vendors who are bidding to, and agree to, provide the automatic vending machine services specified in this solicitation. Prospective bidders must have previous experience in providing automatic vending machine services and must provide a minimum of three references for services provided at different locations. At least one reference must be for services provided within the past 12 months. The references should include a description of the locations where business has been done and the services provided.

Please refer to the IFB document located on the "documents" tab for additional information and submission requirements.