Data Cabling Connectivity

The City College of New York ("CCNY" and/or "the College") of The City University of New York ("CUNY" and/or "the University") is seeking a Contractor through an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to provide all labor ("Services"), materials (items that Contractor supplies to College and are incorporated into the System shall be referred to as "Materials"), and tools and equipment (items that belong to Contractor that Contractor uses to perform the Services shall be referred to as "Equipment") to provide data connectivity to the Steinman Building located at 275 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031. Prospective bidders must have been in the data cabling installation business for a minimum of three (3) years as of the Bid Submission Date. NYS Prevailing Wages apply. Pursuant to its discretionary authority under the New York State Education Law and State Finance Law, this procurement opportunity is limited to businesses certified pursuant to Article 15-A (MWBE) of the New York State Executive Law. Prospective bidders must download a copy of the IFB from this advertisement. Any purchase that results from this advertisement shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the IFB (including, without limitation, any attached specifications and any terms and conditions attached hereto or incorporated herein by reference), the University's standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, and the Standard Clauses for New York State Contracts (June 2023) ("Appendix A") which are incorporated herein by reference with the same effect as it is written. These documents are available for review upon request to the contact listed below. The College reserves the right to request financial information and references for projects of similar size, scope, and complexity completed within the past five years from the Bid Submission Date. Contact with CUNY: Under the requirements of the Procurement Lobbying Law, all communications regarding advertised projects must be routed through the Designated Contact. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may constitute an "impermissible contact" under NYS Law and could result in the disqualification of that vendor. The Designated Contact for this procurement is Andrea Shen, who can be reached at ashen1@ccny.cuny.edu. Compliance with the PLL: Required Forms: Vendor shall complete, sign, and submit the following forms if they are selected. 1. "Offeror's Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law § 139-j (3) and § 139-j (6) (b)"; 2. "Offeror's Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of Compliance with State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k" For rules and regulations, and more information on the PLL, please visit: https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl (Advisory Council FAQs) https://ethics.ny.gov/lobbying-laws-and-regulations (New York State Lobbying Act) Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Frontline Security Solutions Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) Total MWBE Goals: 100.00%