STATE OF NEW YORK
                          DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE
                          Office of Budget & Management Analysis
                             Bureau of Fiscal Services
                              Building 9, Room 234
                              W.A. Harriman Campus
                               Albany, NY  12227
     Patrick Ryan, Director
     Budget & Accounting Services
     Catherine Golden, Director
     Procurement Services
                               January 7, 2013
                 Request for Proposals (RFP) 12-02 Storage and Auction Services
                           Response to Bidder Questions
         To All Potential Bidders:
         Attached are the Department’s responses to Questions received for the above-referenced RFP.
         All other requirements and conditions remain as indicated in the RFP.
                                                                     NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
                                                                        Request for Proposal (RFP) #12-02
                                                                           Storage and Auction Services
                                                                     Question and Answer Document Round 2
           #        RFP Section          RFP                             Question                                                 Answer
                                       Page #
           1    Process for Seized     16/17     How will pre-auction, post auction day labor be              Expenses of holding the auction will be 
                Assets: Business       & 113     treated?                                                     considered an expense of the auction and will 
                Seizures                                                                                      be paid out of the proceeds of the auction.  
                                                 Will labor expenses be a reimbursable expense?
           2    Process for Seized     15/16     Instead of a daily storage fee can there be a flat fee for   No.  The bidder may propose a flat fee for 
                Assets:  Vehicle       & 113     storage only?                                                storage that will be evaluated against a per 
                Seizure/Auction                                                                               day storage fee, to determine what provides
                Services                                                                                      the best value to the Department.
                                                 If the seized vehicle is redeemed by the taxpayer, is        If the vehicle is redeemed by the 
                                                 the taxpayer entitled to the same reduced rate given         taxpayer/respondent prior to auction the 
                                                 to the state or can the taxpayer be charged the              Department will incur the storage fees 
                                                 customary storage fees charged by the facility?              charged up to the release date.  Any 
                                                                                                              additional fees accrued from the time of said 
                                                                                                              release/auction will not be governed by this 
                                                                                                              contract and can be the customary fees charged 
                                                                                                              by the facility.
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