DASNY seeks proposals from firms to provide commissioning services such as, but not limited to, commissioning, existing building commissioning, energy audits, operation and maintenance support, sustainability support, and pollution prevention analysis. These services will be provided to various clients throughout New York State to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, policies, and guidelines, to enhance project delivery, and building functionality, as well as optimize energy usage and environmental impacts.

At this phase of the selection process, firms are requested to provide a concise response to the RFP indicating relevant experience specific to buildings and facilities in one or both of the following service areas:

• Commissioning

Firms are encouraged to apply if they meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Employ, as a primary commissioning representative, an engineer with NYS professional engineer’s license in mechanical engineering
• Five years of experience in HVAC engineering on projects of 20,000 square feet or larger, and one or more of the following:
  • Five years of third-party commissioning services; and/or
  • Three years of integrated building systems technology and building automation systems relative to commissioning

DASNY contributes to the economic development of New York State by assisting and supporting Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) through its procurement process. As part of this EOI, and consistent with Article 15A and 17B of the Executive Laws, DASNY encourages all firms to consider submitting proposals that utilize partnerships, joint ventures or other similar arrangements with a New York State certified MWBE/SDVOB firm on this contract. For technical assistance identifying certified MWBE firms contact Empire State Development at https://esd.ny.gov/ or visit DASNY’s MWBE Registry at http://www.dasny.org . For NYS Certified SDVOB firms contact www.ogs.ny.gov/veterans .

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 170.1 – Uniform Guidelines for Responsibility Determinations, Executive Order No. 125 – NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire and Executive Order No. 192 – Continuing Vendor Integrity, DASNY may only award a contract to a responsible proposer. A responsible proposer must have the integrity to justify the award of public dollars and the capacity to perform the requirements of the contract fully. The proposer must file a vendor responsibility questionnaire with DASNY. The questionnaire provides the proposer an opportunity to self-disclose any issues and provide necessary information, which DASNY will use as part of its determination.

Pursuant to Executive Order 16 dated March 17, 2022, all State agencies and authorities are prohibited from entering into any new contract or renewing any existing contract with an entity conducting business operations in Russia. As part of this RFP, each firm is required to certify that the firm is not an ‘entity conducting business operations in Russia.’

Firms interested in responding to this solicitation may access the RFP and related documents from DASNY’s website at https://www.dasny.org/opportunities/rfps-bids/professional-services/

To locate the RFP, go to RFP 7594 / View the full details for this opportunity / Attachments. The deadline for responses to the RFP is 3:00 pm on September 19, 2023. Responses received after this date will not be accepted.

In accordance with State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between Dormitory Authority personnel and an Offeror during the procurement process. The designated staff for this procurement is David Fenichel, Email: downstaterfpcoordinator@dasny.org . Contacts made to other Dormitory Authority personnel regarding this procurement may disqualify the Offerer and affect future procurements with governmental entities in the State of New York. Please refer to the Authority’s website (www.dasny.org) for Authority policy and procedures regarding this law, or the OGS website ( https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/procurement-lobbying-law ) ( www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutogs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html ) for more information about this law. All proposers, domestic and foreign, must be in compliance with New York State business registration requirements. Contact the NYS Department of State regarding compliance. In addition, business entities proposing to provide professional engineering services must obtain a Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering Services in New York State from the State Education Department. Proposals must be submitted in the full legal name of the proposer, or the full legal name plus a registered assumed name of the proposer, if any.