IFB_30488-2_2026_TAM_Team_Summit_Attachment_3-No_Bid_Certification.pdf

This is a No Bid Certification form issued by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for Invitation for Bid (IFB) 30488-2 regarding the 2026 Threat Assessment and Management (TAM) Team Summit. The form is used by entities that choose not to submit a bid for the procurement. Bidders are instructed to mark the certification box, provide their reason for not participating, and return only this page along with authorized signature, printed name, title, and date. The underlying procurement seeks to acquire meeting space, hotel facilities, and catering services for the TAM Team Summit scheduled for December 8-10, 2026, with the event beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday and concluding at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The bid submission deadline is September 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET, with a bidder questions deadline of August 20, 2026, and estimated written question responses by August 25, 2026.

The procurement indicates that several hotel entities have been awarded identical or substantially similar contracts within the past five years, including AWH Lake Placid Hotel LLC (dba High Peaks Resort), Corning Hotel Owners LLC, Saratoga Springs Hotel Management LLC (dba Holiday Inn), and NFNY Hotel Management LLC (dba Sheraton Niagara Falls). The anticipated contract start date is upon New York State Office of State Comptroller (OSC) approval. No specific pricing terms, set-asides, or funding information is contained within this certification form itself.