Attachment-5-MWBE-Diversity-Practices.pdf
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- RFP C000606 - Audio & Visual Equipment
- Solicitation number
- 2139402
- Issued by
- New York County, New York
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This is a Diversity Practices Questionnaire attachment for RFP C000606 - Audio & Visual Equipment issued by the New York Department of Financial Services. The Department is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors to provide audio and visual equipment. Bidders must submit responses to a seven-question Diversity Practices Questionnaire as part of their Administrative Proposal, with supporting documentation required for certain answers. The procurement timeline includes questions due by October 5, 2026, a mandatory Intent to Bid submission by October 16, 2026, a mandatory site visit by October 20, 2026, additional questions due by October 27, 2026, and final proposals due by November 24, 2026. All inquiries regarding this procurement must be directed to RFP@dfs.ny.gov during the designated Question-and-Answer periods, as communications are restricted under NYS Finance Law, Section 139-j.
Pursuant to New York State Executive Law 313-a and 5 NYCRR 142.3, the Department has determined that evaluating the diversity practices of bidders is practical, feasible, and appropriate for this best value procurement. The evaluation of diversity practices is intended to incentivize contractors to develop mutually beneficial relationships with New York State certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) outside of state contracting, thereby building MWBE capacity and enhancing their performance roles. This procurement establishes a total MWBE contracting goal of 30.00%, with no Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals. The scoring rubric for the Diversity Practices Questionnaire is provided in Attachment 5.2, and no business enterprises have been awarded identical or substantially similar procurement contracts within the past five years.
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Attachment 5 – MWBE DIVERSITY PRACTICES
Pursuant to New York State Executive Law §313-a, and 5 NYCRR §142.3, all agencies and authorities must evaluate the diversity practices of Bidders to best value procurements expected to exceed $250,000, whenever practical, feasible and appropriate. Evaluating diversity practices of Bidders as part of the procurement process provides contractors with an incentive to develop mutually beneficial relationships with
New York State certified MWBEs outside of the context of state contracting. These relationships help to build the capacity of MWBEs and enhance their ability to perform ever increasing roles in state contracting.
Diversity practices are intended to be applied on procurements in which agency personnel exercise their subjective judgment in selecting one or more successful contractors on the basis of best value, not on procurements that are awarded based on lowest price.
For this procurement, the Department has determined, pursuant to New York State Executive Law Article 15-A, that the assessment of the diversity practices of Bidders to this solicitation is practical, feasible and appropriate.
Accordingly, Bidders are required to submit responses, including documentation, to the Diversity Practices Questionnaire, Attachment 5.1, to the Department as part of its Administrative Proposal. The questionnaire consists of seven (7) questions for Bidders to answer. Please note that some questions request supporting documentation to support certain answers. A scoring rubric for the Diversity Practices Questionnaire can be found in Attachment 5.2
Attachments:
▪ Attachment 5.1 – Diversity Practices Questionnaire
▪ Attachment 5.2 – Diversity Practices Scoring Matrix
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