Description
The CAT program is designed to spur technology-based applied reserach and economic growth in New York; encourage applied research collaboration and innovation with industry; promote workforce development; better leverage State funds with investments from the federal government, industry, foundations and not-for-profit economic development organizations; and increase the competitiveness of New York State Companies over teh Center's ten-year designation period.
The designee must use ESD funds to enhance its resources in a specific technology Focus (refer to Section I.G. of htis RFP) to help New York State companies remain competitive and solve production, applied research and development, and technical problems. To ensure the CAT's resources are invested in areas with the greatest commercial relevance to industry, the CAT must create an Industiral advisory Board that includes represenatatives from companies operating within the proposal's technology Focus.
Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:
multiple vendors
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)
SDVOB Goal: 6.00%
Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE)
Total MWBE Goals: 30.00%
Attached files
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