NYS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES (DEPARTMENT) CENTRALIZED PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM

Overview:The Department regulates insurance, banking, and other financial services with the goal of promoting robust financial services in New York, while safeguarding against financial crises and protecting both consumers and the industry from fraud. The Department was established on October 3, 2011, with the consolidation of the former Insurance and Banking Departments. The consolidation helped centralize and modernize regulation, enabling New York to keep pace with rapidly innovating financial markets. Mission:The Department seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and resilient financial system that benefits individuals and supports business. Through engagement, data-driven regulation and policy, and operational excellence, the Department and its employees are responsible for empowering consumers and protecting them from financial harm; ensuring the health of the entities we regulate; driving economic growth in New York through responsible innovation; and preserving the stability of the global financial system.The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain market information and industry best practices related to a centralized physical security system that can operate across multiple government offices statewide. The Department is seeking insight from qualified vendors regarding newer, more innovative and cost-effective centralized, agency-controlled physical security system solutions that offer a full complement of features and options which includes, but not limited to:•credential and visitor management,•electronic access control,•video surveillance with on-demand, user-friendly remote viewing capability,•single, hosted platform,•system scalability and enhancement,•State and building security access integration,•lease agreement and records retention adherence, and•State IT and cybersecurity compliance. The Request for Information (RFI) and related attachments are available for download from the Department's website at: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/procurement Please review and respond to the questions in Attachment 1 - RFI Questions.Questions to this RFI must be submitted by: 5/12/26 by 3:00 p.m. ETAnswers will be submitted by: 5/18/26RFI Responses Due Date is: 5/29/26 by 3:00 p.m. ETPlease submit questions/responses to [email protected] NOTE: This RFI is not intended to be an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, therefore, do not include specific cost information in your response beyond what is requested in this RFI.