IFB #0126 Zinc-Free Floor Finish Concentrate PM Bidders' Questions and Answers.pdf

This document is a Purchasing Memorandum and Bidders' Questions and Answers submission issued by the New York Division of Correctional Industries for Invitation for Bids (IFB) #0126 regarding Zinc-Free Floor Finish Concentrate. The bid opening is scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, with the contract period commencing August 15, 2026, and extending through August 14, 2029, pending New York Office of State Comptroller (OSC) approval. The contract includes two one-year renewal options. The product specification requires a high solids (36–40%) zinc-free floor finish concentrate formulated without PFAS that, when properly combined with water and other chemicals, will produce an environmentally responsible green floor finish meeting Green Seal GS-40 standards. The finished product will be manufactured at Washington Correctional Facility's Soap Shop in Comstock, New York, and must be producible using existing equipment available at the time of bid opening. Bidders must certify with appropriate documentation that their offered product will produce a Green Seal-compliant finished product and is Green Seal approved. The written bidders' questions deadline was May 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST, with no questions received by that deadline.

The memorandum indicates that all other terms and conditions of IFB #0126 remain unchanged. Barentz North America LLC, located at 6531 Park of Commerce Boulevard, Suite 170, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, is identified as a business enterprise that has been awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years. The solicitation does not establish contracting goals for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB), Minority-Owned Businesses (MBE), Women-Owned Businesses (WBE), or Disadvantaged Businesses (DBE), with all goals set at 0.00%. Inquiries regarding the solicitation should be directed to Renate Sanders, Contract Management Specialist I, at Corcraft.ProcurementServices@doccs.ny.gov or (800) 436-6321.