The New York State Office of General Services (NYSOGS) on behalf of the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to obtain the services of an Independent Voting Systems Testing Authority (ITA). NYSBOE considers the terms ITA and VSTL (Voting System Test Laboratory) to be equivalent.

The awarded Contractor shall provide testing and certification of voting systems for use in New York State (NYS) elections. Before any voting system may be purchased or used in NYS, NYSBOE must certify that such system(s) meets the requirements of the NYS Election Law and Regulations which may be found at https://www.elections.ny.gov and the federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG).

The awarded Contractor will be responsible for examining and testing voting systems for certification, decertification, and recertification by the NYSBOE.

When available, the solicitation can be found at the OGS Bid Opportunity Page at:

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

Minimum Qualifications: Successfully completed the testing upon which an EAC ITA Certification is awarded and is awaiting an award of certification from the EAC; or Possess a current EAC certification.

Bid Due Date: 4/14/2023 at 2:00PM EST