•  Summary 
  •  
  •  Actions 
  •  
  •  Committee Votes 
  •  
  •  Floor Votes 
  •  
  •  Memo 
  •  
  •  Text 
  •  
  •  LFIN 
  •  
  •  Chamber Video/Transcript 

A06355 Summary:

BILL NOA06355A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03984-A
 
SPONSORPeoples-Stokes
 
COSPNSREnglebright, Fahy, O'Donnell, Schimminger, Blake, Buchwald, Galef, Goodell, Lupardo, Skoufis, Lavine, Miller B, Woerner, Colton, Pheffer Amato, Barrett, Bronson, Simon, Solages, Quart, Simotas, Steck, Rozic, Oaks, Kolb, Mosley, Braunstein, Abinanti, Cymbrowitz, Wallace, Pellegrino, Stirpe, Lifton, Walsh, Ashby, McDonald, Jaffee, Williams, Rodriguez, Ortiz, Taylor, Johns, Epstein, Hevesi, Bohen, Norris, Finch, Dickens, Niou, Stec, Zebrowski
 
MLTSPNSRDenDekker, Glick, Hooper, Kim, Walter
 
Amd §112, add §§148 & 139-l, St Fin L; amd §§355, 373 & 6218, rpld §6283, Ed L; amd §2879, add §2882, Art 1 Title 3 §10, Pub Auth L; amd §§141, 142, 143 & 146, Ec Dev L
 
Enacts the "New York state procurement integrity act".
Go to top

A06355 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6355--A
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      March 3, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PEOPLES-STOKES, ENGLEBRIGHT, FAHY, O'DONNELL,
          SCHIMMINGER,  BLAKE,  BUCHWALD,  GALEF,  GOODELL,  LUPARDO,   SKOUFIS,
          LAVINE,  LOPEZ,  B. MILLER,  WOERNER,  COLTON, PHEFFER AMATO, BARRETT,
          BRONSON, HARRIS, SIMON, SOLAGES, QUART, SIMOTAS, STECK,  ROZIC,  OAKS,
          KOLB, MOSLEY, BRAUNSTEIN, ABINANTI, CYMBROWITZ, WALLACE -- Multi-Spon-
          sored  by  --  M. of A. DenDEKKER, GLICK, HOOPER -- (at request of the
          State Comptroller) -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
          Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the education law, in relation
          to  enacting  the  "New  York state procurement integrity act"; and to
          repeal section 6283 of the education law relating to  procurements  of
          the fund (Part A); to amend the public authorities law, in relation to
          requiring  public authorities to comply with certain provisions of the
          state finance law relating to procurements  (Part  B);  to  amend  the
          public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting certain third party
          contracts  (Part  C);  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to
          authorizing the state comptroller to oversee certain contracts of  the
          research  foundation  of the state university of New York (Part D); to
          amend the economic development law, in relation to expanding  require-
          ments for state authorities to publish procurement opportunities (Part
          E); and to amend the state finance law and the public authorities law,
          in relation to prohibiting conflicts of interest by state officers and
          employees  in state procurements and prohibiting conflicts of interest
          by state authority board members, officers and employees in state  and
          authority procurements (Part F)
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. This act enacts into law major  components  of  legislation
     2  which are necessary to implement the New York state procurement integri-
     3  ty  act.  Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified as
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07080-08-7

        A. 6355--A                          2
 
     1  Parts A through F. The effective  date  for  each  particular  provision
     2  contained  within  such  Part  is  set forth in the last section of such
     3  Part. Any provision in any section contained within  a  Part,  including
     4  the effective date of the Part, which makes a reference to a section "of
     5  this act," when used in connection with that particular component, shall
     6  be  deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in
     7  which it is found. Section three of this  act  sets  forth  the  general
     8  effective date of this act.
 
     9                                   PART A
 
    10    Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 112 of the state
    11  finance law, as amended by section 18 of part L of  chapter  55  of  the
    12  laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
    13    (a)  Before  any contract made for or by any state agency, department,
    14  board, officer, commission, or institution, except the office of general
    15  services, shall be executed or become effective, whenever such  contract
    16  exceeds  fifty  thousand  dollars in amount and before any contract made
    17  for or by the office of general services shall  be  executed  or  become
    18  effective,  whenever  such contract exceeds eighty-five thousand dollars
    19  in amount, it shall first be approved by the comptroller  and  filed  in
    20  his  or  her  office,  [with the exception of contracts established as a
    21  centralized contract through the office of general services and purchase
    22  orders or other procurement transactions issued under  such  centralized
    23  contracts.  The]  provided,  however,  that the comptroller shall make a
    24  final written determination with respect to approval  of  such  contract
    25  within  ninety  days  of  the  submission of such contract to his or her
    26  office unless the comptroller shall notify, in writing, the state  agen-
    27  cy, department, board, officer, commission, or institution, prior to the
    28  expiration of the ninety day period, and for good cause, of the need for
    29  an  extension  of  not more than fifteen days, or a reasonable period of
    30  time agreed to by such state agency, department, board, officer, commis-
    31  sion, or institution and provided, further, that such  written  determi-
    32  nation  or extension shall be made part of the procurement record pursu-
    33  ant to paragraph f of subdivision one of section one hundred sixty-three
    34  of this chapter.
    35    § 2. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 355  of  the  education  law,  as
    36  amended by section 1 of subpart B of part D of chapter 58 of the laws of
    37  2011, paragraph a of subdivision 5 as amended by section 31 of part L of
    38  chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
    39    5.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subdivision two of section one
    40  hundred twelve and sections one hundred fifteen, one hundred  sixty-one,
    41  and  one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law and sections three
    42  and six of the New York state printing and public documents law  or  any
    43  other  law to the contrary, the state university trustees are authorized
    44  and empowered to:
    45    a.  (i)  purchase  materials,   proprietary   electronic   information
    46  resources  including  but  not  limited  to  academic, professional, and
    47  industry journals, reference handbooks and  manuals,  research  tracking
    48  tools, indexes and abstracts, equipment and supplies, including computer
    49  equipment  and  motor  vehicles,  where the amount for a single purchase
    50  does not  exceed  two  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars,  (ii)  execute
    51  contracts   for  services  and  construction  [and  construction-related
    52  services] contracts to an amount not exceeding two hundred  fifty  thou-
    53  sand dollars, and (iii) contract for printing to an amount not exceeding
    54  two  hundred fifty thousand dollars, without prior approval by any other

        A. 6355--A                          3
 
     1  state officer or agency, but subject to rules and regulations or  guide-
     2  lines  of  the  state  comptroller  not  otherwise inconsistent with the
     3  provisions of this section and in accordance with guidelines promulgated
     4  by  the  state  university board of trustees after consultation with the
     5  state comptroller. Provided, however, that the dollar limits  set  forth
     6  in  this paragraph shall be one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for
     7  single or sole source procurements or where there is a formal protest of
     8  the contract award. In addition, where the state comptroller  determines
     9  adequate  internal  controls  are  either  not in place or are not being
    10  utilized effectively, and such failure has resulted in procurement prac-
    11  tices that are inconsistent with the purposes underlying the competitive
    12  bidding statutes of the state, including those set forth in  subdivision
    13  two  of  section  one  hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, the
    14  comptroller may reduce the dollar limits set forth in this paragraph  to
    15  an  amount not less than fifty thousand dollars or, for state university
    16  health care facilities, seventy-five thousand dollars.
    17    (a-1) The trustees, after consultation with the commissioner of gener-
    18  al services, are authorized to annually negotiate with the  state  comp-
    19  troller  increases in the dollar limits set forth in paragraph a of this
    20  subdivision and the exemption of any articles, categories of articles or
    21  commodities from these limits.
    22    (a-2) Guidelines promulgated by the state university board of trustees
    23  shall, to the extent practicable, require that competitive proposals  be
    24  solicited  for  purchases, and shall include requirements that purchases
    25  and contracts authorized under this section be at the  lowest  available
    26  price,  including  consideration of prices available through other state
    27  agencies, consistent with quality requirements, and as will best promote
    28  the public interest. Such  purchases  may  be  made  directly  from  any
    29  contractor pursuant to any contract for commodities let by the office of
    30  general services or any other state agency;
    31    [a-1. execute contracts for services to an amount not exceeding twenty
    32  thousand  dollars  without  prior approval by any other state officer or
    33  agency, but subject to rules and regulations of  the  state  comptroller
    34  not  otherwise  inconsistent  with the provisions of this section and in
    35  accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the state university board
    36  of trustees after consultation with the state comptroller. In  addition,
    37  the  trustees,  after  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of general
    38  services, are authorized to annually  negotiate  with  the  state  comp-
    39  troller  increases in the aforementioned dollar limits and the exemption
    40  of any services or categories of services from these limits;]
    41    b. to establish cash advance accounts for the  purpose  of  purchasing
    42  materials,  supplies, or services, for cash advances for travel expenses
    43  and per diem allowances, or for advance payment of wages and salary. The
    44  account may be used to purchase such materials,  supplies,  or  services
    45  where the amount of a single purchase does not exceed [one thousand] two
    46  hundred  fifty  dollars,  in accordance with such guidelines as shall be
    47  prescribed by the state university trustees after consultation with  the
    48  state comptroller;
    49    c.  establish  guidelines  in  consultation  with  the commissioner of
    50  general services authorizing participation by the  state  university  in
    51  programs administered by the office of general services for the purchase
    52  of  available  New York state food products. The commissioner of general
    53  services shall provide assistance to the state university  necessary  to
    54  enable the university to participate in these programs;
    55    d. award contract extensions for campus transportation without compet-
    56  itive  bidding  where such contracts were secured either through compet-

        A. 6355--A                          4
 
     1  itive bidding or through  evaluation  of  proposals  in  response  to  a
     2  request  for  proposals,  however such extensions may be rejected if the
     3  amount to be paid to the contractor in any year of such proposed  exten-
     4  sion  fails to reflect any decrease in the regional consumer price index
     5  for the New York, New York-Northeastern, New Jersey area, based upon the
     6  index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) during the preceding  twelve-month
     7  period.  At  the  time of any contract extension, consideration shall be
     8  given to any competitive proposal offered  by  a  public  transportation
     9  agency.  Such  contract  may  be increased for each year of the contract
    10  extension by an amount not to exceed the regional consumer  price  index
    11  increase for the New York, New York-Northeastern, New Jersey area, based
    12  upon  the  index  for  all urban consumers (CPI-U), during the preceding
    13  twelve-month period, provided it has been satisfactorily established  by
    14  the  contractor  that  there has been at least an equivalent increase in
    15  the amount of his cost of operation, during the period of the contract.
    16    [e. guidelines promulgated by the state university board  of  trustees
    17  shall,  to the extent practicable, require that competitive proposals be
    18  solicited for purchases, and shall include requirements  that  purchases
    19  and  contracts  authorized under this section be at the lowest available
    20  price, including consideration of prices available through  other  state
    21  agencies, consistent with quality requirements, and as will best promote
    22  the  public  interest.  Such  purchases  may  be  made directly from any
    23  contractor pursuant to any contract for commodities let by the office of
    24  general services or any other state agency.]
    25    6. To enter into any contract or agreement deemed necessary or  advis-
    26  able after consultation with appropriate state agencies for carrying out
    27  the  objects  and  purposes  of state university without prior review or
    28  approval by any state officer or agency other than the state comptroller
    29  and the attorney general  including  contracts  with  non-profit  corpo-
    30  rations  organized  by  officers, employees, alumni or students of state
    31  university for the furtherance of its  academic  objects  and  purposes.
    32  Contracts  or  agreements  entered  into  with the federal government to
    33  enable participation in federal student loan programs, including any and
    34  all instruments  required  thereunder,  shall  not  be  subject  to  the
    35  requirements  of  section  forty-one of the state finance law; provided,
    36  however, that the state shall not be  liable  for  any  portion  of  any
    37  defaults which it has agreed to assume pursuant to any such agreement in
    38  an  amount  in excess of money appropriated or otherwise lawfully avail-
    39  able therefor at the time the liability for payment arises. [The forego-
    40  ing notwithstanding, any contract made for or by  the  state  university
    41  for  the  purchase  of: (i) materials, equipment and supplies, including
    42  computer  equipment;  (ii)  motor  vehicles;  (iii)   construction   and
    43  construction-related  services contracts; and (iv) printing shall not be
    44  subject to prior approval by any other state officer or agency.]
    45    § 3. Paragraph b of subdivision 16 of section  355  of  the  education
    46  law, as amended by section 1 of subpart C of part D of chapter 58 of the
    47  laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
    48    b.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subdivision two of section one
    49  hundred twelve of the state finance law[,] relating to the dollar thres-
    50  hold requiring the comptroller's approval of contracts, subdivision  six
    51  of section one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law [and section
    52  sixty-three  of  the  executive  law  (i)]  authorize  contracts for the
    53  purchase of goods for state university health care  facilities  [without
    54  prior  approval  by  any  other  state  officer  or  agency,]  including
    55  contracts for joint  or  group  purchasing  arrangements  of  goods,  in
    56  accordance  with  procedures  and  requirements  found in paragraph a of

        A. 6355--A                          5
 
     1  subdivision five of this section[,  and  (ii)  authorize  contracts  for
     2  services]  which do not exceed [seventy-five] two hundred fifty thousand
     3  dollars [without prior approval by any other state officer or agency  in
     4  accordance  with  procedures  and  requirements  found in paragraph a of
     5  subdivision five of this section]. Contracts authorized pursuant to this
     6  paragraph shall be subject to article fourteen of the civil service  law
     7  and  the  applicable  provisions  of  agreements  between  the state and
     8  employee organizations pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service
     9  law.
    10    The trustees are authorized to negotiate annually with the state comp-
    11  troller increases in the aforementioned dollar limits.
    12    § 4. Subdivision 12 of section 373 of the education law, as amended by
    13  section 2 of subpart A of part D of chapter 58 of the laws of  2011,  is
    14  amended to read as follows:
    15    12.  To procure and execute contracts, lease agreements, and all other
    16  instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise  of  its  corporate
    17  powers and the fulfillment of its corporate purposes under this article.
    18  [Notwithstanding  subdivision  two  of section one hundred twelve of the
    19  state finance law or any other law to the  contrary,  fund  procurements
    20  shall not be subject to the prior approval of any state officer or agen-
    21  cy;]
    22    §  5.  Subdivisions  a  and  a-1 of section 6218 of the education law,
    23  subdivision a as amended and subdivision a-1 as added by  section  2  of
    24  subpart  B of part D of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, subparagraph (i)
    25  of paragraph 1 of subdivision a as amended by section 33 of  part  L  of
    26  chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
    27    a.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subdivision two of section one
    28  hundred twelve and sections one hundred fifteen, one  hundred  sixty-one
    29  and  one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law and sections three
    30  and six of the New York state printing and public documents law  or  any
    31  other  law  to  the  contrary,  the  city  university  is authorized and
    32  empowered to:
    33    [(1)]  (i)  purchase  materials;  proprietary  electronic  information
    34  resources,  including,  but  not  limited to, academic, professional and
    35  industry journals, reference handbooks and  manuals,  research  tracking
    36  tools,  indexes  and  abstracts;  and  equipment and supplies, including
    37  computer equipment and motor vehicles, where the  amount  for  a  single
    38  purchase  does  not  exceed  two  hundred  fifty  thousand dollars, (ii)
    39  execute contracts for [construction  and  construction-related  services
    40  contracts]  services  to an amount not exceeding two hundred fifty thou-
    41  sand dollars, and (iii) contract for printing to an amount not exceeding
    42  two hundred fifty thousand dollars, without prior approval by any  other
    43  state  officer or agency, but subject to rules and regulations or guide-
    44  lines of the state  comptroller  not  otherwise  inconsistent  with  the
    45  provisions of this section and in accordance with the guidelines promul-
    46  gated  by  the city university board of trustees after consultation with
    47  the state comptroller. Provided, however, that  the  dollar  limits  set
    48  forth  in  this  subdivision  shall  be one hundred twenty-five thousand
    49  dollars for single or sole source  procurements  or  where  there  is  a
    50  formal protest of the contract award. In addition, where the state comp-
    51  troller determines adequate internal controls are either not in place or
    52  are  not  being  utilized  effectively, and such failure has resulted in
    53  procurement practices that are inconsistent with the purposes underlying
    54  the competitive bidding statutes of the state, including those set forth
    55  in subdivision two of section  one  hundred  sixty-three  of  the  state

        A. 6355--A                          6
 
     1  finance  law,  the comptroller may reduce the dollar limits set forth in
     2  this subdivision to an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars.
     3    (a-1) The trustees are authorized to annually negotiate with the state
     4  comptroller increases in the dollar limits set forth in this subdivision
     5  and the exemption of any articles, categories of articles or commodities
     6  from these limits.
     7    (a-2)  Guidelines promulgated by the city university board of trustees
     8  shall, to the extent practicable, require that competitive proposals  be
     9  solicited  for  purchases, and shall include requirements that purchases
    10  and contracts authorized under this section be at  the  lowest  possible
    11  price.
    12    [(2)  execute contracts for services to an amount not exceeding twenty
    13  thousand dollars without prior approval by any other  state  officer  or
    14  agency,  but  subject  to rules and regulations of the state comptroller
    15  not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this  section  and  in
    16  accordance  with the guidelines promulgated by the city university board
    17  of trustees after consultation with the state comptroller. In  addition,
    18  the  trustees,  after  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of general
    19  services, are authorized to annually  negotiate  with  the  state  comp-
    20  troller  increases in the aforementioned dollar limits and the exemption
    21  of any services or categories of services from these limits.
    22    a-1. Guidelines promulgated by the city university board  of  trustees
    23  shall,  to the extent practicable, require that competitive proposals be
    24  solicited for purchases, and shall include requirements  that  purchases
    25  and  contracts  authorized under this section be at the lowest available
    26  price.]
    27    § 6. Section 6283 of the education law is REPEALED.
    28    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
    29    (a) the amendments to subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 355 and subdivi-
    30  sions a and a-1 of section 6218 of the education law  made  by  sections
    31  two  and  five  of  this  act  shall  not  affect the expiration of such
    32  provisions pursuant to section 4 of subpart B of part D of chapter 58 of
    33  the laws of 2011, as amended, and shall be deemed to expire therewith;
    34    (b) the amendments to paragraph b of subdivision 16 of section 355  of
    35  the education law made by section three of this act shall not affect the
    36  expiration  of such paragraph pursuant to section 3 of subpart C of part
    37  D of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, as amended, and shall expire there-
    38  with; and
    39    (c) the amendments to subdivision 12 of section 373 of  the  education
    40  law  made by section four of this act shall not affect the expiration of
    41  such subdivision pursuant to section 4 of subpart A of part D of chapter
    42  58 of the laws of 2011, as amended, and shall expire therewith.
 
    43                                   PART B
 
    44    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2879  of  the  public  authorities
    45  law,  as  amended by chapter 564 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read
    46  as follows:
    47    1. Every public authority and public benefit corporation,  a  majority
    48  of  the  members  of  which  consist  of persons either appointed by the
    49  governor or who serve as members by virtue of holding a civil office  of
    50  the state, or a combination thereof, (such entities to be hereinafter in
    51  this  section  referred  to  as "corporation") shall adopt by resolution
    52  comprehensive guidelines consistent with the methods of evaluating  bids
    53  and  proposals  and  awarding  of  contracts  authorized by sections one
    54  hundred thirty-six-a, one hundred sixty-three  and  one  hundred  sixty-

        A. 6355--A                          7
 
     1  three-a of the state finance law and subdivision six of section eight of
     2  the  public buildings law, unless expressly authorized otherwise by law,
     3  which detail the corporation's operative policy and instructions regard-
     4  ing   the   use,  awarding,  monitoring  and  reporting  of  procurement
     5  contracts. Guidelines approved by  the  corporation  shall  be  annually
     6  reviewed and approved by the corporation.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
     8                                   PART C
 
     9    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
    10  section 2882 to read as follows:
    11    § 2882. Third party contracting prohibited. 1.  Unless  authorized  by
    12  special  act  of  the legislature, no state authority shall enter into a
    13  contract or agreement or extend an existing contract or  agreement  with
    14  another  entity,  (i) where the exclusive or primary role of such entity
    15  under the contract or agreement is to procure goods or services  of  any
    16  kind,  including,  but not limited to, public work, construction, alter-
    17  ations, or improvements to public facilities, grant  contracts,  employ-
    18  ment  contracts,  revenue  or  concession  contracts,  the  exchange  of
    19  personal or real property, the exchange of services, or any  combination
    20  thereof  through  a  contract  or  agreement with a third party and (ii)
    21  where such entity is acting as a procurement conduit, rather than  being
    22  directly responsible for the goods or services.
    23    2. The comptroller may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be
    24  necessary to enforce this section, including the standards for determin-
    25  ing whether a contract is prohibited by this section.
    26    §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and shall apply to
    27  contracts entered into on and after such date.
 
    28                                   PART D
 
    29    Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    30  148 to read as follows:
    31    §  148.  Comptroller  approval of the research foundation of the state
    32  university of New York contracts. Notwithstanding any other provision of
    33  law, before any contract made for or by the research foundation  of  the
    34  state  university  of  New  York which is to be paid in whole or in part
    35  from monies appropriated or assigned by the state shall be  executed  or
    36  become  effective, whenever such contract exceeds one million dollars in
    37  amount, it shall first be approved by the state comptroller and filed in
    38  his or her office. The comptroller shall make a final  written  determi-
    39  nation  with  respect to approval of such contract within ninety days of
    40  the submission of such contract to his or her office  unless  the  comp-
    41  troller  shall  notify, in writing, the research foundation of the state
    42  university of New York prior to the expiration of the ninety day period,
    43  and for good cause, of the need  for  an  extension  of  not  more  than
    44  fifteen  days,  or a reasonable period of time agreed to by the research
    45  foundation of the state university of New York  and  provided,  further,
    46  that  such  written determination or extension shall be made part of the
    47  procurement record.
    48    § 2. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and  shall  apply  to
    49  contracts entered into on and after such date.
 
    50                                   PART E

        A. 6355--A                          8
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3 of section 141 of the economic development
     2  law, as amended by section 14 of part L of chapter 55  of  the  laws  of
     3  2012, is amended to read as follows:
     4    3.  "Procurement  contract"  shall  mean any written agreement entered
     5  into  by  an  agency  for  the  acquisition  of  goods,   services,   or
     6  construction of any kind, including agreements awarded by an agency to a
     7  single source, a sole source or pursuant to any other method of procure-
     8  ment that is not competitive, in the actual or estimated amount of fifty
     9  thousand  dollars  or  more.  The term does not include an agreement for
    10  employment in the civil service.
    11    § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 and subdivision 5 of  section  142
    12  of  the  economic development law, as amended by chapter 137 of the laws
    13  of 2008, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to  subdivision  2
    14  to read as follows:
    15    (c)  for all [other] procurement contracts issued by agencies pursuant
    16  to a competitive method of procurement including, but not limited to, an
    17  invitation for bid, request for proposals or other  means  of  solicita-
    18  tion,  for an amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars (i) the name of
    19  the contracting agency; (ii) the contract identification number; (iii) a
    20  brief description of the goods or services sought,  the  location  where
    21  goods  are  to  be delivered or services provided and the contract term;
    22  (iv) the address where bids or proposals are to be  submitted;  (v)  the
    23  date when bids or proposals are due; (vi) a description of any eligibil-
    24  ity  or qualification requirement or preference; (vii) a statement as to
    25  whether the contract requirements may be fulfilled by a  subcontracting,
    26  joint  venture,  or co-production arrangement; (viii) any other informa-
    27  tion deemed useful to potential contractors; (ix) the name, address, and
    28  telephone number of the person to be contacted for  additional  informa-
    29  tion; and (x) a statement as to whether the goods or services sought had
    30  in  the  immediately  preceding  three  year  period  been supplied by a
    31  foreign business enterprise.
    32    (d) for all procurement contracts  issued  by  agencies  to  a  single
    33  source,  a  sole  source  or pursuant to any other method of procurement
    34  that is not competitive, for an  amount  in  excess  of  fifty  thousand
    35  dollars  (i)  the  name  of the contracting agency; (ii) the name of the
    36  recipient of the intended contract, if known  at  the  time;  (iii)  the
    37  contract identification number; (iv) a brief description of the goods or
    38  services  sought,  the  location  where  goods  are  to  be delivered or
    39  services provided and the contract term; (v) a description of any eligi-
    40  bility or qualification requirement or preference; (vi) a  statement  as
    41  to  whether the contract requirements may be fulfilled by a subcontract-
    42  ing, joint venture, or co-production arrangement; (vii) any other infor-
    43  mation deemed useful to potential contractors; (viii) the name, address,
    44  and telephone number of the person to be contacted for additional infor-
    45  mation; and (ix) a statement as to whether the goods or services  sought
    46  had  in  the  immediately preceding three year period been supplied by a
    47  foreign business enterprise.
    48    5. In addition to any other notice of  procurement  contract  opportu-
    49  nities required in this section, for procurement contracts in the amount
    50  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars or more to be awarded by all [state]
    51  agencies, each agency shall prepare for  inclusion  in  the  procurement
    52  opportunities newsletter (a) a semi-annual listing of projected procure-
    53  ment  purchases by category, including projected purchases to be awarded
    54  to a single source, a sole source or pursuant to  any  other  method  of
    55  procurement  that is not competitive; (b) an explanation of how to apply
    56  for placement on any bidder list maintained by the  agency;  and  (c)  a

        A. 6355--A                          9
 
     1  description  of procedures for providing advance notification by mail to
     2  individuals or business entities on such bidder lists of any request for
     3  proposals, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated  by  the
     4  agency.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  each  agency, shall
     5  arrange a schedule for each agency's semi-annual listing.
     6    § 3. Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 143 of the  economic  development
     7  law,  subdivision  1  as  added  by  chapter 564 of the laws of 1988 and
     8  subdivision 4 as added by section 16 of part L of chapter 55 of the laws
     9  of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
    10    1. Prior to awarding  any  procurement  contract,  each  agency  shall
    11  submit  to the commissioner information sufficient to enable publication
    12  of the notices of procurement contract opportunities described in subdi-
    13  vision two of section one hundred forty-two of this article. Such infor-
    14  mation shall be submitted to the  commissioner  in  sufficient  time  to
    15  allow  a  minimum  of  fifteen business days between publication of such
    16  notice and the date on which a bid or proposal is due,  except  where  a
    17  shorter period is specifically authorized by law provided, however:
    18    (a)  in  the  case of procurement contracts issued by a public benefit
    19  corporation or state authority whose  contracts  and  payments  are  not
    20  approved  and pre-audited by the comptroller, to a single source, a sole
    21  source or pursuant to any  other  method  of  procurement  that  is  not
    22  competitive,  in  sufficient time to allow a minimum of fifteen business
    23  days between publication of such notice and the date on which the  state
    24  authority  or  public  benefit  corporation  intends  to make a contract
    25  award; or
    26    (b) in the case of procurement contracts issued by agencies other than
    27  public benefit corporations or state authorities, to a single source,  a
    28  sole  source  or pursuant to any other method of procurement that is not
    29  competitive, in sufficient time to allow a minimum of  fifteen  business
    30  days  between publication of such notice and the date the agency intends
    31  to deliver the request for exemption from advertising to the state comp-
    32  troller.
    33    4. At the time an agency enters into a contract with a single or  sole
    34  source provider pursuant to section one hundred sixty-three of the state
    35  finance  law, or pursuant to any other method of procurement that is not
    36  competitive, for an amount in excess of  fifty  thousand  dollars,  such
    37  agency  shall submit an announcement of the intended contract for inclu-
    38  sion in the procurement opportunities newsletter, and shall specify  the
    39  recipient of the contract.
    40    §  4. Section 146 of the economic development law, as amended by chap-
    41  ter 173 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    42    § 146. Approval of comptroller. The comptroller shall not  approve  or
    43  file  any procurement contract for the acquisition of goods or services,
    44  or construction of any kind, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars  or
    45  more  unless notice as provided in section one hundred forty-two of this
    46  article shall first have been published in the procurement opportunities
    47  newsletter at least fifteen business days prior to the date on  which  a
    48  bid  or proposal was due or, in the case of procurement contracts issued
    49  to a single source, a sole source or pursuant to  any  other  method  of
    50  procurement  that  is  not  competitive,  at least fifteen business days
    51  prior to the date on which the agency intends to deliver the request for
    52  exemption from advertising to the state comptroller and enter  into  the
    53  contract.  Provided, however, such requirement of publication of advance
    54  notice  shall  not apply to contracts exempt from such requirement under
    55  section one hundred forty-four of this article; provided  further,  that
    56  the  comptroller shall not be required to disapprove a contract if he or

        A. 6355--A                         10
 
     1  she determines that there  has  been  substantial  compliance  with  the
     2  requirements  of  section  one hundred forty-two and section one hundred
     3  forty-three of this article. The foregoing provisions  of  this  section
     4  shall  not  be construed to limit, in any manner, the right of the comp-
     5  troller to demand evidence of adequate competition or such other  proofs
     6  as he or she may require in the discharge of his or her responsibilities
     7  pursuant  to  section one hundred twelve of the state finance law or any
     8  other provision of law.
     9    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
    10                                   PART F
 
    11    Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    12  139-l to read as follows:
    13    §  139-l.  Conflicts  of  interest  of state officers and employees in
    14  state procurements; prohibited.   (a) No state officer  or  employee  as
    15  defined in section seventy-three of the public officers law shall:
    16    1.  have  any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, in
    17  any contract other than one permissible pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  of
    18  subdivision four of section seventy-three of the public officers law; or
    19    2.  take  any  action  or  otherwise involve himself or herself in any
    20  activity which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the public
    21  officers law, would be deemed a conflict of interest for a state officer
    22  or employee that may reasonably be expected to impair the  officer's  or
    23  employee's independent judgment or ability to act impartially and in the
    24  best interest of the state, or that may reasonably create the appearance
    25  of  impropriety  through  the  appearance  of favoritism or preferential
    26  treatment.
    27    (b) If such conflict of interest exists, the state officer or employee
    28  must immediately recuse himself or herself in writing from the  procure-
    29  ment  and  submit  such recusal to the state agency officer in charge of
    30  procurement and contracting to be included in the procurement record  to
    31  the state agency's ethics officer, and to the agency head.
    32    §  2.  Article  1 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
    33  new title 3 to read as follows:
    34                                   TITLE 3
    35                   ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR STATE AUTHORITIES
    36  Section 10. Conflicts of interest  of  state  authority  board  members,
    37                officers  and employees in authority procurements; prohib-
    38                ited.
    39    § 10. Conflicts of interest of state authority board members, officers
    40  and employees in authority procurements; prohibited. 1. No state author-
    41  ity board member, officer or employee shall with respect  to  any  state
    42  contract or state authority contract:
    43    (a)  have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, in
    44  any contract other than one permissible pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  of
    45  subdivision four of section seventy-three of the public officers law; or
    46    (b)  take  any  action  or otherwise involve himself or herself in any
    47  activity which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the public
    48  officers law, would be deemed a conflict of interest that may reasonably
    49  be expected to impair the board member's, officer's or employee's  inde-
    50  pendent  judgment or ability to act impartially and in the best interest
    51  of the state authority, or that may reasonably create the appearance  of
    52  impropriety  through the appearance of favoritism or preferential treat-
    53  ment.

        A. 6355--A                         11
 
     1    2. If such conflict of interest  exists,  the  state  authority  board
     2  member,  officer  or employee must immediately recuse himself or herself
     3  in writing and submit such recusal to the state authority's ethics offi-
     4  cer and any  official  or  committee  charged  with  overseeing  ethical
     5  conduct  in the authority, the chief executive official of the authority
     6  and the board chair, as appropriate, the appointing  official,  and  the
     7  officer  in charge of the authority's procurements to be included in the
     8  state authority's procurement record. Any state authority  board  member
     9  who  submits such recusal shall also submit such recusal to the appoint-
    10  ing official with responsibility for  such  board  member's  appointment
    11  and,  in  the  case  of board members appointed at the recommendation of
    12  another official, must also submit  such  recusal  to  the  recommending
    13  official.
    14    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    15    § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
    16  sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
    17  competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
    18  impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
    19  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
    20  or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
    21  ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
    22  the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
    23  invalid provisions had not been included herein.
    24    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
    25  the  applicable effective date of Parts A through F of this act shall be
    26  as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.
Go to top