Group 31555 - Comprehensive Liquid Bituminous Materials (Statewide)

This Solicitation is issued by the New York State (“NYS”) Office of General Services (“OGS”), Procurement Services for Liquid Bituminous Materials and optional items as specified herein for all Authorized Users eligible to make purchases under the Contracts resulting from this Solicitation.

The items included in this Solicitation are divided into the following seven (7) road maintenance treatments (Lots):
Lot 1 – Asphalt Emulsions
Lot 2 – Chip Seal
Lot 3 – Cold Recycling
Lot 4 – Heater Scarification
Lot 5 – Micro-surfacing and/or Quick Set Slurry Seal
Lot 6 – Paver Placed Surface Treatment (Conventional and Modified)
Lot 7 – Joint & Crack Filler/Sealer and Mastic Repair Material

This is a multiple-award, competitive procurement. The resulting centralized Contract(s) will be awarded for up to 2 years to responsive and responsible Bidder(s) whose Bid prices pass the evaluation criteria outlined in this Solicitation.
This Solicitation outlines the terms and conditions, and all applicable information required for submitting a Bid. Bidders should pay strict attention to the Bid submission date and time to prevent disqualification. Bidders are strongly encouraged to read the language of this Solicitation thoroughly and to precisely follow the instructions included in the Solicitation and all attachments.

VENDOR NOTIFICATION REGISTRATION FOR BID OPPORTUNITIES
Vendors wishing to review bid solicitations may visit the OGS Bid Calendar at:
https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities
However, a vendor must register with the New York State Contract Reporter in order to receive bidder notifications and updates by: Navigating to the “I want to find contracts to Bid on” page to register for their free account.
In order to receive ads of interest, the vendor must create an opportunity profile. An opportunity profile allows the vendor to set preferences for contracting categories, location and ad type. Profile results are displayed on their homepage and in their daily eAlert email notifications.
In order for a vendor to receive email notifications regarding updates to the content or status of a particular solicitation, the vendor must choose the option “bookmark the ad” located in the upper right-hand side of the ad, then return to their account, view their list of bookmarked ads, and then select the “send me notification updates” option listed to the right of the ad.
NOTE: submission of responses by a vendor to a solicitation that does not account for updated information may result in their bid/offer being deemed non-responsive. Vendors are strongly encouraged to review the advertised solicitation in full prior to submitting a bid in order to ensure inclusion of any updated information. Additionally, if the vendor does not opt-in to receive notification updates regarding a particular solicitation, they will not receive e-mail notifications regarding updates, including e-mail notifications regarding the posting of the question-and-answer documents and updates to solicitation documents.

Procurement Lobbying Information :
Pursuant to State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this Solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between OGS and a Bidder during the procurement process. Further information about these requirements can be found on the OGS website at: https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/ .