Establishes state procurement goals for New York state products throughout state agencies and private entities performing state contracts; provides that every year after enactment, a certain percentage of products purchased by state agencies will be New York state products, with such percentage threshold increasing each year up until five years.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3502
SPONSOR: Jones TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing state
procurement goals for New York state products throughout state agencies
and private entities performing state contracts
PURPOSE:
This legislation seeks to set a goal of requiring twenty of all products
purchased by a state agency, or private entity performing state
contracts to be New York state products.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds a new section 163-c of the state finance law to set a
goal that twenty percent of all products purchased by state agencies, or
private entities performing state contracts be New York State products.
These products must be used for the sole use of New York state.
To meet this goal a state agency for the purpose of products being
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise qualified bidder
who will fulfill the contract through the use of New York state products
may be given preference over other bidders, provided that the cost is
not more than 10% greater than the cost for non-New York state products.
ESDC would be allowed to grant waivers for any state agency that can
prove it cannot meet the goals of this act, while the originating state
agency will have waiver responsibilities over private entities engaged
in doing business for that agency.
Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation seeks to support and grow New York state businesses by
setting a goal of twenty percent of products purchased by a state agen-
cy, or private entity performing on a state contract. This realistic and
goal driven threshold is meant to help stimulate the economy and to help
diversify the types of products being manufactured and produced in New
York. Enactment of this legislation will stimulate increased production
of materials and products and create both new business and jobs.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
11/17/21 referred to governmental operations
01/05/22 referred to governmental operations
05/02/22 amend and recommit to governmental operations
05/02/22 print number 8433a
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect thirty days after it shall have become law.
