Electronic Monitoring

New York State Office of General Services, NYS Procurement Services (OGS PS) intends to establish a statewide award for Electronic Monitoring of Offenders by utilizing the contracts established by National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) / ValuePoint.  The contract holders are listed below and OGS PS intends to establish piggyback contracts with each: Alcohol Monitoring Services, Inc. d/b/a SCRAM Systems Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring US, Inc. Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring US, Inc. Buddi US, LLC Buddi US, LLC Satellite Tracking of People, LLC Satellite Tracking of People, LLC Sentinel Offender Services, LLC Sentinel Offender Services, LLC Track Group, Inc. Track Group, Inc. This is being done under the authority provided to the Commissioner of OGS in New York State Finance Law Section 163.10.10.e which states: “…The commissioner may authorize purchases required by state agencies or other authorized purchasers by letting a contract pursuant to a written agreement or by approving the use of a contract let by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States government and/or any department, agency, office, political subdivision or instrumentality of any state or states…”  The resulting contracts will offer a variety of electronic monitoring services and may be used by all authorized users of NYS centralized contracts.       Pursuant to State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes certain restrictions on communications between OGS and an Offer/bidder during the procurement process.  Please refer to the clause contained herein: SUMMARY OF POLICY AND PROHIBITIONS ON PROCUREMENT LOBBYING: Pursuant to State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes certain restrictions on communications between OGS and an Offer/bidder during the procurement process.  An Offer/bidder is restricted from making contacts from the earliest notice of intent to solicit offers/bids through final award and approval of the Procurement Contract by OGS and, if applicable, the Office of the State Comptroller (“restricted period”) to other than designated staff unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in State Finance Law §139-j (3) (a).  Designated staff, as of the date hereof, is identified on the first page of this solicitation.  OGS employees are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and make a determination of the responsibility of Offeror/bidder pursuant to these two statutes.  Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for contract award and in the event of two findings within a four-year period, the Offeror/bidder is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts.  Information about the Procurement Lobbying Law and the text of the law are available at the following URL:  https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/ Reason for advertising exemption: Single Source Award recipient: Multiple Any questions or comments regarding this notice of sole-source, single-source, or procurement otherwise exempt from advertising in the NYS Contract Reporter should be directed to the contact person listed for the contracting agency or public authority. Ad end date:03/19/2024 Contract term: 06/01/2024 - 11/01/2026 County(ies): All NYS counties