Group 01800

Road Salt, Treated Salt, & Emergency Standby Road Salt (Statewide)

All bid documents may be found at the following link:

https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities

The Solicitation is issued by the New York State (“NYS”) Office of General Services (“OGS”), Procurement Services for Road Salt, Treated Salt and Emergency Standby Road Salt as specified therein for all Authorized Users eligible to purchase through the Solicitation.

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.

Bidders are advised to pay close attention to all requirements and deadlines to prevent disqualification.

VENDOR NOTIFICATION REGISTRATION FOR BID OPPORTUNITIES

Vendors wishing to review bid solicitations may visit the OGS Bid Calendar at:

https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities

However, a vendor must register with the New York State Contract Reporter in order to receive bidder notifications and updates by: Navigating to the “I want to find contracts to Bid on” page to register for their free account.

• In order to receive ads of interest, the vendor must create an opportunity profile. An opportunity profile allows the vendor to set preferences for contracting categories, location and ad type. Profile results are displayed on their homepage and in their daily eAlert email notifications.
• In order for a vendor to receive email notifications regarding updates to the content or status of a particular solicitation, the vendor must choose the option “bookmark the ad” located in the upper right hand side of the ad, then return to their account, view their list of bookmarked ads, and then select the “send me notification updates” option listed to the right of the ad.

NOTE: submission of responses by a vendor to a solicitation that does not account for updated information may result in their bid/offer being deemed non-responsive. Vendors are strongly encouraged to review the advertised solicitation in full prior to submitting a bid in order to ensure inclusion of any updated information. Additionally, if the vendor does not opt-in to receive

notification updates regarding a particular solicitation, they will not receive e-mail notifications regarding updates, including e-mail notifications regarding the posting of the question and answer documents and updates to solicitation documents.