What is a restricted period?
Restricted period procurement lobbying laws in New York say that the period of time between when a contract solicitation begins and the contract is awarded or the decision to not pursue an award is made, the Office of Information Services (ITS), other than the designated contact, cannot discuss the contract with interested businesses. This is often called the restricted period.
Vendors and persons acting on their behalf should consult the NYS Procurement Lobbying Law for further guidance on the nature of the communications which may be made to the Designated Agency Contact and Solicitation Contact, respectively.
If you have any questions about compliance with the Procurement Lobbying Act, contact your legal counsel or see the guidance issued by the Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying.
Questions? Need to contact ITS during the restricted period? Email [email protected].
Additional Restricted Periods
| Procurement # | Purpose | Restricted Period State Date | ITS Designated Contact(s) | ITS Solicitation Contact(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discretionary Procurement # C000913 | This request is to establish a 5-year contract for Qualys, software used to scan for vulnerabilities and malware in public-facing websites. | 02/26/2026 | Samantha Lindsay-Gaddy (Department of Legal Affairs); Roel Pena (Contract Unit); Catherine Bruns (Contract Unit); Nisha Thomas (Contract Unit); Shannon Seebode (Contract Unit); Jackie Berbrick (Program Area); Michael T. Agiovlasitis (Program Area) | |
| RSA ID Plus C000949 | Seeking authorized resellers to provide RSA ID Plus & Prime hybrid cloud authentication licenses that comply with FedRAMP security standards. | 01/09/2026 | Catherine Bruns; Nisha Thomas; Roel Pena; Shannon Seebode; David Burmaster; Dmitri Yepikhin; Clinton Rickards | Catherine Bruns |
| Discretionary Procurement # C000951 | This request is to establish a 1-Year contract to stand up ITS-Salesforce Center of Excellence (CoE). | 02/24/2026 | Crystal Potter (Department of Legal Affairs); Nisha Thomas (Contract Unit); Catherine Bruns (Contract Unit) | |
| IBM Corporation C000463 Annual MLC Pricing | Amendment 4 - Price Negotiations | 02/23/2026 | Mark Belkin; Greg Ira; Jim Mextrof; David Miller | Heather E. Chrysler; Michael O'Keefe; Justin Gecewicz; Elaine Blanchet |
| ITS-PBITS-2026-964DV | ITS is seeking to a vendor with the capability to integrate the existing licensing, compliance, and enforcement applications utilized by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) into a cloud-based Salesforce Customer Relationship Management system. This offering is limited to pre-qualified vendors listed on Lot 2 of the NYS Office of General Services (OGS) Project-Based Information Technology Services (PBITS) contract. | 04/01/2026 | David Van Wormer | David Van Wormer |