Pursuant to its Discretionary Authority under the New York State Education Law and State Finance Law, this procurement opportunity is limited to businesses certified pursuant to Articles 15-A (MWBE) and /or 17-B (SDBOB) of the New York State Executive Law. As such, CUNY has not established subcontracting goals for this procurement. NYS- certified MWBEs and SDVOBs are strongly encouraged to respond back to this solicitation.

Bids from vendors that do not meet the certification criteria indicated above will not be evaluated.

Any purchase that results from this advertisement shall be governed by the
University’s Standard Terms and Conditions, Purchase Order, and the Standard
Clauses for New York State Contracts (Appendix A).

Contact with CUNY:

The restricted period has begun with the publication of this advertisement.

Under the requirements of the Procurement Lobbying Law (PLL), all
communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the
Designated Contact. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or
on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may
constitute an “impermissible contact” under NYS law and could result in
disqualification of that vendor.

Compliance with the PLL:

Required Forms: The vendor shall complete, sign and submit the following forms if
they are selected:

Offerer's Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance
Law § 139-j (3) and § 139-j (6) (b)”

Offerer's Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of
Compliance with state Finance Law §139-j and §139-k”

For rules and regulations, and more information on the PLL, please visit:
http://www.ogs.ny.gov /aboutogs/regulations/advisoryCouncil/Faq.htm (Advisory
Council FAQs)

http://www.jcope.ny.gov/law/lob/lobbying 2.html (New York State Lobbying Act

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