Deep Blue Sensors

The New York State Department of Transportation is requesting pricing for: DOT-2025-041 – Deep Blue Sensors pursuant to its discretionary purchasing authority under State Finance Law section 163(6). This procurement opportunity is limited to New York State small businesses, businesses certified pursuant to Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law (certified minority and women-owned business enterprises) and/or New York State Veterans’ Services Law for service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises (SDVOB), and, if applicable, businesses selling commodities or technology that are recycled or remanufactured. METHOD OF AWARDAward of a purchase order/contract will be made under this Request for Quotations on the basis of “lowest price” to vendor meeting minimum qualifications and cost proposal submission requirements, pursuant to NYSDOT discretionary authority under State Finance Law Section 163(6). Interested parties should inquire of the Designated Contact Person(s) identified below to discuss particulars of providing a quotation to this opportunity. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through other than the “Designated Contact Person(s)” identified below may constitute an “impermissible contact” under state law with respect to Procurement Lobbying, which could result in disqualification of that vendor. DESIGNATED CONTACT PERSONS(All Communications and Bid Submissions are to be Directed to): PRIMARY CONTACT Kelly [email protected] SECONDARY CONTACT Robert [email protected] The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related 1 of 3 Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid, that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. For purposes of this procurement, the NYS Department of Transportation has conducted a comprehensive search and determined this contract does not offer sufficient opportunities to set goals for participation by certified DBE, MWBE, and/or SDVOB firm subcontractors, service providers, and suppliers. This project may present a direct opportunity for certified firms to participate as prime contractors and certified firms are encouraged to submit bids. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS Effective December 30, 2024, no Contractor may submit a bid for public work in New York State unless they are registered with the NYS Department of Labor. Bids received from unregistered Contractors shall be deemed Non-responsive. Additionally, no Subcontractor may commence work on a public work project unless they are registered with the NYS Department of Labor. Requests for approval of unregistered Subcontractors will be denied. Further information is available at Contractor Registry | Department of Labor (ny.gov). BID SUBMISSION DETAILSThe NYSDOT Purchasing Unit will accept inquiries and requests for clarification relative to this RFQ until C.O.B., 12/10/2025 by email to the Designated Contact Persons. Firm pricing offers from responsible and reliable vendors will be accepted until the Quotation due date. Interested parties should submit a completed RFQ proposal to Kelly Stuto by Close of Business, December 26, 2025. RFQ responses may be emailed to [email protected]. All quotations must be received by the above due date/time. Late submissions will be considered at the sole discretion of the Director of Contract Management. Bids submitted shall remain in effect for a period of sixty (60) days. Bids shall remain in effect beyond such period until such time as either an award is made, or the bidder delivers written notice of withdrawal of its bid to the Purchasing Office. STANDARD CLAUSES FOR ALL NEW YORK STATE CONTRACTS The STOCK EXHIBIT, which includes NYS Appendix A (Standard Clauses for All NYS Contracts), NYSDOT Title VI (Civil Rights Act of 1964 – as amended) Appendices & NYSDOT Appendix B Publication PUR 102 (General Specifications), is attached hereto and made a part of this Solicitation and of any resulting contract as if set forth fully at length herein. GOALS SECTION: No GOALS Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Due Date Format: 12/26/2025 4:00 PM Due Date Note: By Close of Business Contract Term: One Year County(ies): Statewide ATTACHMENT TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS FOR DOCUMENTS TAB: REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS DOT-2025-041: Request for Quotations DOT-2025-041 RFQ for the purchase of Deep Blue Bluetooth/WiFi/BLE roadside sensors with integrated 4G modem, ModelV, along with Solar packages to operate the sensors for up to 10 days autonomously. Procurement Lobbying Law (form): Pursuant to State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certainrestrictions on communications between NYSDOT staff and an offerer/bidder during theprocurement process. An offerer/bidder is restricted from making contacts from the earliestnotice of intent to solicit offers through final award and approval of the Procurement Contract by NYSDOT and, if applicable, Office of the State Comptroller (“Restricted Period”) to otherthan designated staff. STOCK EXHIBIT To All IFB’S/RFQ’s: NYS Appendix A (Standard Clauses for All NYS Contracts)NYSDOT Title VI (Civil Rights Act of 1964 – as amended) AppendicesNYSDOT Appendix B Publication PUR 102 (General Specifications) NYSDOT Purchasing SUPPORTING FORMS/QUESTIONNAIRES EXHIBIT A: Required Vendor Forms RFQ Bidder Worksheet Mandatory worksheet to be filled out by all bidders on this RFQ opportunity. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: NONE