Sweeper Replacement Brushes

ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

INVITATION FOR BID

Sealed bids are hereby requested by the Albany County Airport Authority for Contract No. 1160 for Sweeper Replacement Brushes at Albany International Airport.   DOCUMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED beginning at 10:00 AM on August 24, 2023, from Bid Net Direct by visiting www.bidnetdirect.com//albany-county-airport-authority or AT THE ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY PURCHASING OFFICE for a non-refundable fee of $20.00.  No bid shall be considered unless the organization making the bid has first obtained a copy of the IFB. In accordance with State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between the Airport Authority and an Offerer/bidder during the procurement process.  An Offerer/bidder is restricted from making contacts from the earliest notice of intent to solicit offers by this solicitation through final award and approval of the Procurement Contract by the Authority (“restricted period”) to other than designated staff unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in State Finance Law §139-j(3)(a).  Designated staff, as of the date hereof, is Bobbi Matthews, Purchasing Agent.  Authority employees are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and make a determination of the responsibility of the Offerer/bidder pursuant to these two statutes.  Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for contract award and in the event of two findings within a 4 year period the Offerer/bidder is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts.  Further information about these requirements can be found by request to the designated staff and the New York State Office of General Services Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying Web site at: https://www.ogs.ny.gov/acpl/ . Only those bids in the hands of the ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PURCHASING OFFICE, 22 JETWAY DR., ALBANY, NEW YORK 12211 available to read at 1:00 P.M. (EST) September 26, 2023, shall be considered. Bids shall be opened read aloud at such time in the Albany County Airport Authority Conference Room, 22 Jetway Drive, Albany, New York 12211. All interested parties may attend. MWBE/SDVOB RESPONSES ARE ENCOURAGED.