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Assembly Bill A11508

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the adoption of the DUNS number as a mandatory vendor identifier for all New York state contractors

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2009-A11508 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7853
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง169, St Fin L

2009-A11508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the adoption of the DUNS number as a mandatory vendor identifier for all New York state contractors and the establishment of a mandatory, central vendor registration portal.

2009-A11508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  11508

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 18, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hoyt) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  the  adoption  of
  the  DUNS  number  as  a  mandatory vendor identifier for all New York
  state contractors and the establishment of a mandatory, central vendor
  registration portal

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
169 to read as follows:
  S 169. DUNS NUMBER AND CENTRAL VENDOR PORTAL. 1. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
REDUCING  GOVERNMENT  COSTS,  IMPROVING  TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDING FAIR
OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY TO ALL BUSINESSES REGARDLESS OF SIZE
OR ETHNICITY, THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH
THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF BUDGET, SHALL:
  A.  REQUIRE  THAT  CONTRACTORS SELECTED TO OFFER CENTRALIZED CONTRACTS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR COMMODITIES, SERVICES  OR  TECHNOLOGY  AND  ANY
GRANTEES OF SUCH CENTRALIZED CONTRACTS SHALL HAVE A DUNS NUMBER;
  B. CREATE A MANDATORY, CENTRAL DATABASE OF ALL NEW YORK STATE VENDORS,
WHICH  SHALL  HOUSE  DUNS  NUMBERS  AND  FACILITATE  DATA  SHARING, COST
SAVINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY;
  C. ESTABLISH A CENTRAL VENDOR PORTAL;
  D. ESTABLISH A SINGLE, AUTHORITATIVE, PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE  WEBSITE  FOR
REPORTING  ALL  NEW  YORK  STATE  GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. STATE
AGENCIES SHALL REPORT ALL CONTRACT AND GRANT ACTIONS TO THIS SITE  IN  A
TIMELY  MANNER,  USING THE DUNS NUMBER AS THE IDENTIFIER TO IMPROVE DATA
INTEGRITY; AND
  E. REQUIRE A DUNS NUMBER FOR ALL STATE  CONTRACTORS  AND  GRANTEES  TO
ASSIST  WITH  COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
(2009 PUB. L. 111-5) AND TO REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY TO NEW
YORK TAXPAYERS.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  A. "DUNS NUMBER" SHALL MEAN A UNIQUE NUMERIC IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED TO  A
SINGLE BUSINESS ENTITY PURSUANT TO THE DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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