Central New York Purchasing System
Promoting Public Procurement Throughout Central New York

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Bid Thresholds by Agency



Typically, when informal bids (commonly known as quotes because they have a smaller dollar value), are published, vendors are allowed to respond with pricing online (or by fax) .  When formal bids are published, vendors are instructed to respond by hardcopy.


Agency Name
General Range for
Informal Bids (Quotes)
General Range For
Formal Bids and RFP's
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Inc.
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Tompkins County
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Oneida County
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
City of Rome
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Onondaga County
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Cayuga County
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Spencer-Van Etten Central School District
$5,000 and below
over $5,000
Chemung County/City of Elmira
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Mohawk Valley Community College
$10,000 and below
over $10,000
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
$20,000 and below
over $20,000