The New York State (NYS) 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 NYS Unconsolidated Laws, Section 8714-a, the NYS Social Services Law, Sections 20 (3) (d) and 38, and the NYS 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 NYS residents who are legally blind.

Current Contract and Gross Sales

The previous contract to provide vending machine services for The United States Postal Service had $60,875 in Total Gross Sales which was reported for the 12-month period of 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022.

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 United States Postal Service. This Total Gross Sales amount does not represent a commitment or guarantee that The United States Postal Service will generate any specific level of sales or revenue.

The Commission requires automatic vending machine service at the following location. For the purposes of this IFB, all addresses listed below shall constitute the location:

The United States Postal Service, 1700 Lyell Avenue, Rochester, NY 14606

(See APPENDIX D for details.)

Minimum Bid Requirement and Eligibility Criteria

Automatic Vending Machine Services: This IFB is soliciting bid proposals for automatic vending machine services for The United States Postal Service, 1700 Lyell Avenue, Rochester, NY 14606 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.