RENTAL, OPERATION, AND SERVICE OF AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES (ATMs)/CASH DISPENSING UNITS AT THE NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS

This Invitation for Bids (“IFB”) is issued by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (“AGM” or the “Department”) to invite qualified bidders (“Respondents” or “Bidders”) to submit proposals to provide rental, operation, and service of automatic teller machines (ATM)/cash dispensing units at the New York State Fairgrounds. The recipient of the contract award from this IFB (“Contractor”) shall be the sole provider of these services during the annual State Fair, commencing with the 2026 State Fair. The New York State Fairgrounds is located at 581 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse (Town of Geddes, Onondaga County) New York (“Fairgrounds”). The property is a 375-acre site owned and operated by AGM which is home to the Great New York State Fair (“State Fair”). The mission of the annual State Fair is to hold an exposition, currently thirteen (13) days ending on Labor Day each year, identifying, promoting and showcasing the agricultural practices, history and traditions of the State. In addition to agricultural competitions, the State Fair also features a 15-acre Midway and free music venues that host multiple national and regional acts each day with the largest accommodating over 30,000 people. Additionally, there are approximately 600 vendors, including 200 food vendors. The State Fair attracted over 925,000 visitors in 2025, and in 2019, experienced a record crowd of over 1.32 million people. The Fairgrounds also operates year-round (“non-Fair”), offering several outstanding venues. In 2025, the Fairgrounds hosted approximately 300 non-Fair events encompassing over one thousand event-days and drawing more than 1.1 million visitors. A wide variety of non-Fair events benefit from the Fairgrounds’ expansive buildings, open space, central location and convenient highway access. Current non-Fair events include the Syracuse Nationals car show, music festivals, equestrian competitions, RV rallies, consumer shows, community events and corporate and organization meetings. The Department has prioritized growing the number and scale of non-Fair events hosted at the Fairgrounds. A list of upcoming events scheduled to be held at the Fairgrounds is located at: https://nysfairgrounds.ny.gov/events. In 2025, there were approximately 25,000 ATM transactions during the 13-day State Fair, as well as approximately 9,000 ATM transactions during non-Fair events. The Department provides this data for informational purposes only and makes no representation as to its predictive relevance. The 2026 State Fair will be thirteen (13) days and will commence on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, and end on Monday, September 7, 2026 (Labor Day). The number of days of the State Fair is subject to change each year during the Term of the Agreement resulting from this IFB (the “Agreement” or “Contract”) at the Department’s discretion. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Carolina ATM Services LLC 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%