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

This statewide contract vehicle provides New York State agencies and political subdivisions with three primary categories of deicing materials for winter road maintenance operations. The contract encompasses untreated road salt (both rock and solar salt), Treated Salt Type 1 (rock salt treated with minimum 25% corrosion-inhibited liquid magnesium chloride), and Treated Salt Type 2 (rock salt treated with 13-25% magnesium chloride plus organic performance enhancers). All products must meet ASTM D632 standards with minimum 95% sodium chloride content and specified particle size grading requirements. Authorized users file annual tonnage requirements and are obligated to purchase a minimum of 50% of their filed requirements, while contractors must deliver up to 130% of filed amounts. Pricing varies by county and salt type, with rock salt ranging from $52.87 to $99.90 per ton, Treated Salt Type 1 from $71.88 to $125.00 per ton, and Treated Salt Type 2 from $69.87 to $130.29 per ton. The contract includes monthly fuel price adjustments based on EIA Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices and automatic price escalations of 10% once deliveries exceed 120% of filed requirements and 15% at 130%.

Six contractors were awarded this contract vehicle: American Rock Salt Co LLC, Apalachee LLC, Atlantic Salt Inc., Cargill Incorporated - Salt Road Safety, Compass Minerals America Inc., and Morton Salt Inc., administered by the New York State Office of General Services. The contract runs from September 12, 2025, through August 31, 2026, with options for three additional one-year extensions, and covers all 62 counties throughout New York State with an anticipated annual contract value of approximately $200 million. The contract is structured as a filed requirement vehicle requiring authorized users to meet minimum purchase obligations with assigned contractors, with storage fees of $3.60 per ton through December 31, 2026, and $8.00 per ton thereafter (excluding Morton Salt at $3.60 per ton). Delivery requirements mandate completion of orders of 600 tons or less within three business days, with minimum 200-ton-per-day delivery rates thereafter. The contract includes MBE and WBE participation goals totaling 10% statewide and zero SDVOB participation goals, with all contractors required to maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate and Business Automobile Liability insurance of $2,000,000 per accident.