Sealed proposals are hereby requested by the Albany County Airport Authority for Contract No. 910 CON-FB for FOOD & BEVERAGE CONCESSIONAIRE at Albany International Airport. Proposals are requested from firms or individuals to provide Food and Beverage services at three (3) locations within the Airport; one located on the Pre-Secure side and two (2) located Post-Security. The lease term is 10 years. Complete sets of Contract Documents and Proposal Forms MAY BE OBTAINED beginning at 10:00 AM on May 18, 2017, by emailing your request to the Airport Authority Purchasing Agent at [email protected].
No proposal shall be considered unless the organization making the proposal has first obtained a copy of the RFP from the Albany County Airport Authority Purchasing Office. In accordance with State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between the Airport Authority and an Offerer/Proposer during the procurement process. An Offerer/proposer is restricted from making contacts from the earliest notice of intent to solicit offers by this solicitation through final award and approval of the Procurement Contract by the Authority (“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 Bobbi Matthews, Purchasing Agent. Authority employees are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and make a determination of the responsibility of the Offerer/proposer 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 4 year period the Offerer/proposer is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts. Further information about these requirements can be found by request to the designated staff and the New York State Office of General Services Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying Web site at: https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/.
A non-mandatory informational meeting will be held on June 8, 2017 at 1:00 P.M.(EST) at the Airport Authority Conference Room, Administration Building, Albany International Airport, Albany, New York. Each proposal must be prepared and submitted to the Airport Purchasing Department in accordance with the Instructions to Proposers. All proposals are due at 2:00 P.M. (EST) June 29, 2017. Proposals shall be verbally acknowledged at such time in the Albany County Airport Authority Conference Room, Administration Building, Albany International Airport, Albany, New York. All interested parties may attend.
DBE/MWBE RESPONSES ARE ENCOURAGED.
