Patient Smart Beds and Related Products
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2139327
- State
- New York
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Points of contact
-
- Richard Frenger richard.frenger@stonybrook.edu (631) 444-0648
- Theresa Leppla theresa.leppla@stonybrookmedicine.edu (631) 444-4031
Updated .
About this opportunity
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital is proceeding with a sole-source purchase of patient smart beds and related products from Hill-Rom Company via Vizient Contract #CE7561, with questions due by October 16, 2026. The procurement is authorized under New York State Finance Law section 163(3)(vi), which permits purchases from a consortium without formal competitive bidding when justified by price.
Equivalent vendors may contact Richard Frenger to discuss the procurement and demonstrate product equivalency. The hospital has not disclosed an estimated contract value or contract term.
New York State Finance Law 139 j&k (Lobbying Law) applies. Vendors must restrict all communications to the designated contact; unauthorized contact with any other hospital or state personnel can result in contract denial or debarment from sales to any New York State agency. Vendors are required to submit the Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire via the New York State VendRep System using their New York State Vendor Identification Number. Paper questionnaires are available through the VendRep website or the Office of the State Comptroller's Help Desk at 866-370-4672, 518-408-4672, or ciohelpdesk@osc.state.ny.us.
Questions and requests for information must be submitted by email; the procurement notice does not provide Richard Frenger's email address in the visible text.
Opportunity text
**** ALL QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVERTISEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL **** SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital intends to purchase Patient Smart Beds and Related Products from the Hill-Rom Company via Vizient Contract #CE7561 pursuant to its authority under section 163 (3) (vi), which authorizes the purchases of commodities from a consortium or comparable entity in lieu of using a centralized contract and without a formal competitive process when justified by price. Vendors who sell equivalent Patient Smart Beds and Related Products may, if interested, contact Richard Frenger to discuss the procurement. Please see the Consortia Purchasing Guidelines for further information: https://ogs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2019/03/consortiapurchasingguidelines-copy.pdf This procurement is subject to NYS Finance Law §139 j&k, AKA the Lobbying Law. Therefore, vendors are cautioned that the only permissible contact for this procurement is the individual listed below. Failure to comply with this requirement can range from no contract to debarment from sales to any NYS Agency. The Hospital recommends that vendors file the required Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire online via the New York State VendRep System. To enroll in and use the New York State VendRep System, see the VendRep System Instructions available at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/vendrep/vendor_index.htm or go directly to the VendRep System online at https://portal.osc.state.ny.us. Vendors must provide their New York State Vendor Identification Number when enrolling. To request assignment of a Vendor ID or for VendRep System assistance, contact the Office of the State Comptroller's Help Desk at 866-370-4672 or 518-408-4672 or by email at ciohelpdesk@osc.state.ny.us. Vendors opting to complete and submit a paper questionnaire can obtain the appropriate questionnaire from the VendRep website www.osc.state.ny.us/vendrep or the Office of the State Comptroller's Help Desk for a copy of the paper form. Successful contractor shall be required to submit valid and current NYS Workman's Compensation and Disability Forms. In addition the contractor will be required to complete and submit documents related to NYS Finance Law §139 j&k, and Public Officers Law. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Hill-Rom Company
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity