Attachment E - Encouraging Use of New York State Businesses in Contract Performance.pdf
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This is an attachment to a New York State contract opportunity that establishes guidelines for encouraging the use of New York State businesses in contract performance. The document emphasizes that bidders and proposers are strongly encouraged and expected to consider New York State businesses as subcontractors, suppliers, proteges, or in other supporting roles when fulfilling contract requirements. The State expects authorized users of the contract to utilize responsible and responsive New York State businesses to the maximum extent practical and consistent with legal requirements, provided the businesses offer equal quality and functionality. The document reinforces that bidders and proposers must continue to comply with current State law regarding the utilization of small, minority, and women-owned businesses.
The attachment includes a commitment question requiring bidders and proposers to indicate whether New York State businesses will be used in contract performance and, if affirmative, to identify specific New York State businesses and attach identifying information. The form requires signature, printed name, title, and date from an authorized representative. By emphasizing that the use of New York State businesses promotes private sector job creation, infrastructure rebuilding, and economic activity, the State positions this requirement as mutually beneficial to contractors and their business partners while maximizing value to the State and its taxpayers.
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Attachment E
Encouraging Use of New York State Businesses in Contract Performance
New York State businesses have a substantial presence in State contracts and strongly contribute to the economies of the state and nation. In recognition of their economic activity and leadership in doing business in New York State, bidders/proposers for this contract for commodities, services or technology are strongly encouraged and expected to consider New York State businesses in the fulfillment of the requirements of the contract. Such partnering may be as subcontractors, suppliers, protégés or other supporting roles.
Bidders/proposers need to be aware that all authorized users of this contract will be strongly encouraged to the maximum extent practical and consistent with legal requirements, to use responsible and responsive New York State businesses in purchasing commodities that are of equal quality and functionality and in utilizing services and technology. Furthermore, bidders/proposers are reminded that they must continue to utilize small, minority and women-owned businesses, consistent with current State law.
Utilizing New York State businesses in State contracts will help create more private sector jobs, rebuild New York’s infrastructure, and maximize economic activity to the mutual benefit of the contractor and its New York State business partners. New York State businesses will promote the contractor’s optimal performance under the contract, thereby fully benefitting the public sector programs that are supported by associated procurements.
Public procurements can drive and improve the State’s economic engine through promotion of the use of New York businesses by its contractors. The State therefore expects bidders/proposers to provide maximum assistance to New York businesses in their use of the contract. The potential participation by all kinds of New York businesses will deliver great value to the State and its taxpayers.
Bidders/proposers can demonstrate their commitment to the use of New York State businesses by responding to the question below:
Will New York State Businesses be used in the performance of this contract? Yes No
If yes, identify New York State businesses that will be used and attach identifying information.
By (signature): ______________________________________________________
Name (please print): ______________________________________________________
Title (please print): ______________________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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