First Periodic Recruitment for Award 23306 Buses, Transit (Adult Passenger) (Statewide)

Bid Solicitation Update #2 – May 13, 2026 The Office of General Services (OGS) has revised a Solicitation document, which is hereby being released. The changes pertain to the Bid Opening Date and are within the Solicitation (Revised May 13, 2026). Bids submitted will be evaluated based on revised Solicitation documents. Bids that have already been submitted will be retained by OGS. If submitted before May 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM, Bidders need to submit a revised bid that supersedes the previously submitted bid; please include a cover letter with your new bid submission indicating that circumstance. All other terms and conditions of the Solicitation remain unchanged. All Bids shall be considered on the basis of this amendment. It is the Bidders’ responsibility to submit the most current versions of all Solicitation documents. Revised documents can be obtained at the Procurement Services Bid Calendar: https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities Bid Solicitation Update #1 – May 4, 2026 The Office of General Services (OGS) has given careful consideration to the inquiries received regarding the Buses, Transit (Adult Passenger) (Statewide) First Periodic Recruitment to Award #23306 during the inquiry period that ended Friday, April 10, 2026. Answers to the inquiries can be obtained at the OGS Bid Calendar website at: https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/biddocuments/23306periodicrecruitment1. All inquiries are verbatim as received by OGS except for references to companies, which have been redacted. In addition to publishing responses to the inquiries, OGS has revised Solicitation documents, which are being released along with the responses to the inquiries. The changes are within the Solicitation (Revised May 4, 2026) and Attachment 1 – Specifications and Pricing (Revised May 4, 2026). Bids submitted will be evaluated based on the revised Solicitation documents. All Solicitation updates have been posted to the OGS Bid Calendar website at: https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/biddocuments/23306periodicrecruitment1. This Solicitation is issued by the New York State (“NYS”) Office of General Services (“OGS”), Procurement Services for Transit Buses (Adult Passenger) (Statewide), as specified herein for all Authorized Users eligible to make purchases under Contract(s) resulting from this Solicitation. The Contract(s) awarded as a result of this Solicitation - First Periodic Recruitment (“PR-1”), will be for Lots B and C contained within the original Solicitation 23306 only, and OGS will not accept Bids for any other Lots originally listed in Solicitation 23306. Bids shall be evaluated under substantially the same terms and conditions as the original Solicitation. This Solicitation outlines the terms and conditions, and all applicable information required for submitting a Bid. Bidders should pay strict attention to the Bid submission date and time to prevent disqualification. Bidders are strongly encouraged to read the language of this Solicitation thoroughly and to precisely follow the instructions included in the Solicitation and all attachments. The resultant Contracts shall provide Federally Funded Transit Buses using subsidies provided by the Federal Transit Administration for the Section 5310 Program – Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities, https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/policy-and-strategy/public-transportation/specialized-transportation/5310 and for the Section 5311 Programs – Public Transportation in Nonurbanized Areas, https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/policy-and-strategy/public-transportation/rural-programs/5311. The Contract shall be subject to U.S. Government Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) Required Clauses, see Appendix E – U.S. Government (FTA) Required Clauses (January 2023). The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (“CFDA”) grants to be used in the Contract include, but are not limited to, 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities, 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas, and 20.516 Job Access And Reverse Commute Program. Details about federal grant programs can currently be found at https://sam.gov/assistance-listings. Awards shall be made by Lot in accordance with Section 5 Method of Award. Multiple Bidders may receive Awards. In the event that a Bidder receives awards for multiple Lots, a single Contract shall be executed covering all Lots/Items. Bidders are advised that failure to comply with the provisions of Section 4.4 Content or Section 4.5 Bid Pricing Submittal, may result in either a disqualification with respect to specific Lot(s) or the entire Bid. Bidders are further advised that pursuant to Solicitation Section 4.16 NYS Reserved Rights, Paragraph D, the State reserves the right to “Disqualify any Bidder whose conduct and/or Bid fails to conform to the requirements of the Solicitation. The purpose of this Solicitation and the resultant Contracts is to provide Authorized Users with a means of acquiring new FTA Adult Passenger Transit Buses and associated Optional Equipment. The Solicitation contains a total of two (2) Lots, which are specified in Table 1 below and described in further detail in Attachment 1 – Specifications and Pricing. A Bidder is not required to bid on both Lots; a Bidder may bid on as few or as many Lots as desired. The resultant Award is to cover the outright purchase of new (i.e., the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor or Dealer to an ultimate purchaser) Transit Buses. Under no circumstances may “demos” or “used” Transit Buses be sold under the Contract(s) resulting from this Solicitation without prior approval from Procurement Services and New York State Department of Transportation (“NYS DOT”), Public Transportation Bureau. Leasing of a Transit Bus is not permitted under this Solicitation or resultant Contract(s). See Section 6.3 Price and Section 3.1 Transit Bus Requirements for additional requirements for the Transit Buses to be provided under the resultant Contract(s). Table 1: List of Lots and Number of Awardees Lot Lot Description Minimum Capacity [Ambulatory (A) plus Wheelchair (WC)] Number of Awardees B High Headroom Wagon <10,000 lb. 7 Passenger [Minimum 5A/1WC] One (1) Statewide C High Headroom Wagon < 10,000 lb. (Flexible Floor Plan) 7 Passenger [6A/1WC] One (1) Statewide All bid documents and attachments are available for viewing and downloading at: https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities Submission of responses by a vendor to a Solicitation that does not account for updated information may result in its Bid/offer being deemed non-responsive and rejected for consideration. Vendors are strongly encouraged to review the advertised Solicitation in full prior to submitting a Bid to ensure inclusion of any updated information. In order to receive email notifications regarding updates to the content or status of this ad, you must select “Turn on eAlert notifications” within your Contract Reporter account and also select “Notify me if this ad updates” on the right-hand side of this ad. Failure to do so will result in not receiving email notifications regarding updates for the ad. This includes email notifications regarding the posting of the question-and-answer document and updates to Solicitation documents. Pursuant to State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this Solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between OGS and a Bidder during the procurement process. Further information about these requirements can be found on the OGS website at: https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Fenton Mobility Products Inc. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%