The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announces it has joined the Empire State Purchasing Group, a regional purchasing community by bidnet direct. Local government agencies throughout New York State utilize the purchasing group for bid and vendor management opportunities. NYRA invites all potential vendors to register online with the Empire State Purchasing Group to access its upcoming solicitations by visiting http://www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york/nyra.
NYRA joins the Empire State Purchasing Group and the community of approximately 275 participating local government agencies located throughout New York. Along with a variety of bid and vendor management solutions, NYRA gains access to a bid library to help with bid creation, a shared pool of vendors, and association with like-minded purchasing professionals in the area.
“Collaboration is important to us,” says Marlon Torres, Director of Procurement for NYRA. We look forward to being able to improve efficiency by using the Empire State Purchasing Group E-Procurement Platform. Our valued vendors can now access not only our open bids, but those from other entities throughout the state and respond electronically when agencies allow. We invite all of our current vendors to register”.
Vendors interested in doing business with NYRA are encouraged to register at: http://www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york/nyra.
Benefits of joining the Empire State Purchasing Group include:
• Centralized location for bids from approximately 275 participating agencies
• Bid alerts customized to the vendors’ products or services
• Reliable and timely delivery of notifications, addenda and documents
• Advanced notice of Term Contract expiration
• E-Bid and E-Quote Submission
The Empire State Purchasing Group is one of bidnet direct’s regional purchasing groups throughout the country. It provides NYRA a bid and vendor management solution, document and addendum distribution, and tracking of all activity throughout the procurement process.
About the New York Racing Association:
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (“NYRA”) is a not-for-profit corporation that holds the exclusive right to conduct racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course until 2033. NYRA conducts live year-round racing at each of the three tracks on a seasonal basis.
NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of New York State’s horse racing industry, which is responsible for 19,000 jobs and more than $3 billion in annual economic impact.
