Flushing Library Contract eBook

(d) Public Notice. This subdivision shall not apply to negotiated acquisition below the small purchase limits or where the Corporation Counsel or designee has made a determination that such notice may disclose litigation strategy or otherwise impair the conduct of litigation by the City. (1) Notice of Intent to Enter into Negotiations. This paragraph shall not apply where negotiations will be entered into with vendors solicited solely from a PQL or where time constraints beyond the agency’s control make such advance notice impractical.

(i) Frequency. Notice of intent to enter into negotiations shall be published in the City Record for five consecutive editions and shall be posted on the City’s website in a location that is accessible by the public simultaneously with its publication. The last date of publications of such notice shall appear no fewer than ten days before negotiations are expected to begin. (ii) Content. Such notice of intent shall include: (A) agency name; (B) PIN; (C) purchase description; (D) estimated quantity, if any; (E) name(s) of the proposed vendor(s), if applicable;

(F) summary of the basis of the determination to use negotiated acquisition;

(G) projected contract start and expiration dates; and (H) how vendors may express interest in the instant procurement or in such procurement in the future, as applicable.

(2) Notice of Award. (i) Frequency. Notice of contract award shall be published at least once in the City Record within fifteen days after registration of the contract. (ii) Content. Such notice of award shall include: (A) agency name;

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