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NY S05096
Bill
Status
6/21/2017
Primary Sponsor
Catharine Young
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AI Summary
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Increases the threshold for quarterly procurement listings from $50,000 to $200,000 for state agencies publishing projected purchases in the procurement opportunities newsletter.
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Restructures Section 162 by creating a formal "Definitions" section that explicitly lists seven categories of preferred sources, including correctional industries, agencies for the blind, disabled persons, mental health programs, veterans workshops, and private vendors with preferred source status.
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Establishes "prevailing market price" as the predominate price vendors regularly offer for the same or similar products/services under similar terms, and limits prices charged by preferred sources to no more than 15 percent above prevailing market prices.
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Authorizes preferred sources to subcontract portions of work to other vendors provided the subcontract value does not exceed discretionary purchase thresholds and the service is integral to the preferred source's delivery, with subcontracting requirements for non-preferred source services.
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Requires commissioner approval of service prices exceeding $200,000 annually, with a 90-day review period using comparable pricing, third-party benchmarking, or customer attestation to establish prevailing market price.
Legislative Description
Relates to the definition of prevailing market price and to preferred source subcontracts; authorizes a preferred source to subcontract an incidental portion of a contract to a vendor that is or is not a preferred source, provided that such subcontract does not diminish bona fide employment opportunities for persons who could otherwise be new clients of an entity previously accorded preferred source status.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
6/20/2018