This Solicitation is issued by the New York State Office of General Services (OGS), Procurement Services for School & Art Supplies as specified below for all Authorized Users of OGS Centralized Contracts. The Solicitation outlines the terms and conditions and all applicable information required for submitting a Bid. Bidders should pay strict attention to the Bid submission date and time to prevent disqualification. Bidders are strongly encouraged to read the language of the Solicitation thoroughly and to precisely follow the instructions included in the Solicitation and all attachments.

Inclusions: Products for purchase by all Authorized Users include, but are not limited to, arts and crafts tools and supplies, classroom materials and supplies, easels, chalkboards, marker boards, bulletin boards, flash cards, games and puzzles, paper materials, writing books, teacher resources, early childhood products, instructional materials, certain pieces of equipment such as appropriate laminators and label makers.

Exclusions: The following are excluded from the scope of this IFB: Services; books not specifically for Pre-K and K-12 school environments, audiobooks, e-books, and textbooks; eReaders and tablet devices; furniture such as desks, chairs, tables, bookcases, commercial shelving, file cabinets, lockers, storage cabinets; cleaning and janitorial supplies; library supplies; audio visual equipment and supplies; computers, peripherals and supplies; printers, copiers, facsimile machines and related supplies including toner and ink cartridges; shredders; cafeteria supplies and equipment; software requiring a licensing agreement, and playground equipment are excluded from this contract.

Bid documents may be obtained up until the bid opening date by visiting the Procurement Services Online Bid Calendar at: https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities .

Pursuant to State Finance Law §§ 139-j and 139-k, this Solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between OGS and an Offerer/Bidder during the procurement process. A complete copy of OGS’s policy on the Procurement Lobbying Law can be found at: https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/procurement-lobbying-law .