DCJS ANNOUNCES WINNING BIDDER in RFP CJS 2007-03
DCJS RELEASES SABIS RFP NUMBER CJS 2007-03
RESPONSE FORMS NOW AVAILABLE IN WORD (Scroll Down)
RESTRICTED PERIOD BEGAN MAY 1, 2008 AND CONTINUES IN EFFECT
CONTACT ONLY THE DCJS SOLE DESIGNATED CONTACT
| TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the terms of the Statewide Automated Biometric Identification System (SABIS) RFP CJS2007-03, the Division of Criminal Justice Services hereby extends the Deadline for Submission of Vendors’ Questions from July 3, 2008 at 4PM to Wednesday July 9, 2008 at 4PM. This extension applies ONLY to the Deadline for Submission of Vendor’s Questions. The Deadline for filing the Mandatory Notice of Intent to Bid remains unchanged. |
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), an Executive Agency of the State of New York, announces the release of its Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new Statewide Automated Biometric Identification System (SABIS), RFP number CJS 2007-03. DCJS seeks proposals from qualified Offerers. Qualifications and mandatory requirements are published in the RFP for this procurement which may be downloaded from this website at the link below.
The release of the SABIS RFP continues the Restricted Period which commenced May 1, 2008 with the release by DCJS of an evaluation draft of the RFP for comment. State Finance Law requires that a governmental entity incorporate a summary of its policy and prohibitions regarding permissible contacts during a covered procurement. Pursuant to the State Finance Law, this RFP includes this summary. DCJS has imposed certain restrictions on communications with the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and employees during this procurement process.
Effective January 1, 2006, all Vendors and persons acting on their behalf who communicate or attempt to communicate with DCJS with respect to this procurement are subject to the requirements and restrictions set forth in Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2005, as amended by Chapter 596 of the Laws of 2005 (“the Procurement Lobbying Act”). The Restricted Period for this procurement commenced on May 1, 2008 and will continue until approval of a contract by the Comptroller of the State of New York. During the Restricted Period for this procurement, ALL communications must be only as directed by DCJS and only to the Designated Contact identified by DCJS. Violation of the Procurement Lobbying Law can result in penalties.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ANY DCJS EMPLOYEE BE CONTACTED CONCERNING THIS PROCUREMENT. CONTACT ONLY THE DCJS SOLE DESIGNATED CONTACT IDENTIFIED BELOW.
More information on the Procurement Lobbying Act is available at http://www.ogs.ny.gov/aboutOgs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html
The DCJS Sole Designated Contact and Submission Contact for the SABIS procurement is:
Ms. Kimberly Szady
Director, Financial Administration
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
4 Tower Place, 10th Floor
Albany, NY 12203-3764
All comments must be submitted by electronic mail only to the DCJS Sole Designated Contact at Procurement.Officer@dcjs.ny.gov
SABIS RFP DOWNLOADS AND INFORMATION:
Click here to download the RFP as an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file. 
Click here to download DCJS responses to Submitted Questions number 1-102
Right Click/Save As to download the SABIS RFP Response Forms in MS Word 
Click here for the July 1, 2008 SABIS Prebid Conference Attendees as a pdf
Click here for the list of Vendors that Submitted a Notice of Intent to Bid by the July 3, 2008, 4:00 p.m. Deadline as a pdf
Click here for July 1, 2008 Bidder's Conference Transcript