Section 142*2. Procurement opportunities newsletter

1.  The  commissioner
  shall  publish  on a daily basis a procurement opportunities newsletter,
  which shall contain notices of procurement  contract  opportunities  and
  any other information the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the
  purposes  of this article. Notices of procurement contract opportunities
  shall be available on the internet for at least fifteen days.
    2. Notices of procurement contract opportunities shall mean:
    (a) for procurement contracts to be awarded by the office  of  general
  services,  (i)  a  description  of the centralized commodity contracting
  program of such office and an explanation of how to apply for  placement
  on  any  prequalified  bidders list established as part of such program;
  (ii) a description of the centralized construction  contracting  program
  of  such office and an explanation of how to subscribe to any bid notice
  publication established as part of such program; and (iii) for all other
  procurement contracts awarded by the office, the provisions of paragraph
  (c) of this subdivision shall apply.
    (b) for procurement contracts in excess of ten  thousand  dollars  and
  less  than twenty thousand dollars to be awarded by the state university
  of New York or the city university of New York, (i) a quarterly  listing
  of  projected procurement purchases by commodity for each institution of
  the state university of New York or the city  university  of  New  York;
  (ii)  an  explanation  of how to apply for placement on any bidder lists
  maintained by the state university of New York or the city university of
  New York; and (iii) a description of procedures  for  providing  advance
  notification  by mail to individuals or business entities on such bidder
  lists of any  request  for  proposals,  in  accordance  with  rules  and
  regulations  promulgated by the state university or the city university;
  and
    (c) for all other procurement contracts issued  by  agencies  (i)  the
  name of the contracting agency; (ii) the contract identification number;
  (iii)  a brief description of the goods or services sought, the location
  where goods are to be delivered or services provided  and  the  contract
  term;  (iv) the address where bids or proposals are to be submitted; (v)
  the date when bids or proposals are  due;  (vi)  a  description  of  any
  eligibility   or   qualification  requirement  or  preference;  (vii)  a
  statement as to whether the contract requirements may be fulfilled by  a
  subcontracting,  joint venture, or co-production arrangement; (viii) any
  other information deemed useful to potential contractors; (ix) the name,
  address, and  telephone  number  of  the  person  to  be  contacted  for
  additional  information;  and (x) a statement as to whether the goods or
  services sought had in the immediately preceding three year period  been
  supplied by a foreign business enterprise.
    3.  The commissioner shall provide for electronic publication, updated
  daily, accessible at no  charge  to  the  general  public  and  may  set
  subscription  rates  for  enhanced  access  services, including, but not
  limited to, automated notification of bid opportunities based  upon  the
  amounts  estimated  to be necessary to defray the expenses of preparing,
  publishing, marketing and  distributing  the  procurement  opportunities
  newsletter.   In  addition,  the  commissioner  shall  immediately  make
  available, upon request, a printed copy of all notices from the date  of

  such  request  and  the  fifteen  days preceding, and if requested, make
  available on a weekly basis, the procurement  opportunities  newsletter,
  at  a  subscription  rate  determined  by the commissioner based upon an
  estimated expense of producing and distributing such printed copy.
    4.  The  commissioner  may  publish  in  the procurement opportunities
  newsletter (a) notices of  procurement  opportunities  originating  from
  political  subdivisions  of  the  state or business enterprises, and (b)
  notices from government  or  potential  government  contractors  seeking
  subcontractors   and   suppliers,   in  such  form  and  manner  as  the
  commissioner shall determine. The commissioner may charge a fee for  the
  publication  of such notices of procurement opportunities based upon the
  amounts estimated to be necessary to defray the expenses  of  preparing,
  publishing,  marketing  and  distributing  such  additional  notices  of
  procurement opportunities.
    5.  In  addition  to  any  other  notice   of   procurement   contract
  opportunities required in this section, for procurement contracts in the
  amount  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars or more to be awarded by all
  state  agencies,  each  agency  shall  prepare  for  inclusion  in   the
  procurement  opportunities  newsletter  (a)  a  semi-annual  listing  of
  projected procurement purchases by category; (b) an explanation  of  how
  to  apply for placement on any bidder list maintained by the agency; and
  (c) a description of procedures for providing  advance  notification  by
  mail  to  individuals  or  business entities on such bidder lists of any
  request  for  proposals,  in  accordance  with  rules  and   regulations
  promulgated  by  the agency. The commissioner, in consultation with each
  agency, shall arrange a schedule for each agency's semi-annual listing.
    6. The commissioner shall include  in  the  procurement  opportunities
  newsletter  the  procurement  contract  award  information  submitted by
  agencies  pursuant  to  subdivision  three  of   section   one   hundred
  forty-three of this article.
    * NB Effective December 31, 2009