1. Preferred Source Program
RESPECT
The New York State
Preferred Source Program
Andrew J. Grosso
Vice President Marketing & Sales
Your purchases make a difference:
JOBS!

2. New Yorkers with disabilities earn every day by fulfilling essential business needs through the legislatively-mandated Preferred Source program, satisfying the purchasing requirements of New York State and local government customers.
RESPECT
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3. Through NYS-approved contracts for goods and services, New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. helps turn business opportunities into jobs for New Yorkers with disabilities – jobs which equal in very real ways in Preferred Source workers’ lives.
RESPECT
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4. The NYSID Mission: Turning business
opportunities into JOBS for New Yorkers with disabilities.
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5. The NYSID Vision: To create 10,000 jobs that people want.
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6. EMPLOY
ABILITY
A not-for-profit member agency organization, NYSID is an ever-growing partnership of 155 community rehabilitation agencies and private sector New York State businesses that work in nearly every county.
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7. EMPLOY
ABILITY
7,385 people employed on 1,140 Preferred Source contracts
3.6 million hours of Preferred Source employment
$40.9 million in Preferred Source wages
[2007 figures]
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8. Our workers:
Produce, package and distribute over 800 different New York State-approved commodities
Satisfy specific agency needs with customized products such as apparel, binders and other one-of-a-kind items
NYSID’s statewide workforce is highly diversified in the ability to meet Preferred Source procurement needs.
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9. Make more than 400 individual cleaning sites sparkle
Our workers:
Fulfill business services needs from office and mailroom support to records management, data imaging to furniture refurbishment, secure document destruction to electronics recycling, and more
Make more than 400 individual cleaning sites sparkle
NYSID’s statewide workforce is highly diversified in the ability to meet Preferred Source procurement needs.
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10. With so many different Preferred Source job choices, people working on NYSID contracts are meeting individual employment goals, including service disabled veterans.
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11. PREFERRED SOURCE SOLUTIONS FOR STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
A single source for hundreds of products and services that support agency goals
Procurement choices, including customized goods and services, at prices approved by the NYS Office of General Services
Relief from the costly, time-consuming bidding process
Consistent quality and delivery performance
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12. UNMATCHED CUSTOMER SERVICE
Preferred Source supporters range from New York State government agency headquarters and regional locations to municipal and county government agencies across the state.
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13. UNMATCHED CUSTOMER SERVICE State and local correctional facilities
Counties, towns and villages
Developmental Disabilities Services Offices
Higher education institutions
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14. UNMATCHED CUSTOMER SERVICE
State and local authorities and public works
Individual school districts and BOCES
Health and psychiatric care facilities
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15. LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED, ECONOMICALLY SOUND
Preferred Source procurement satisfies government purchasers’ obligation to comply with the New York State Finance Law’s [Article 11, Section 162] mandatory requirement to purchase approved goods and services provided by New Yorkers with disabilities through NYSID.
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16. LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED, ECONOMICALLY SOUND
What’s more, Preferred Source jobs contribute to reduced public assistance costs thru economically independent workers, and increased government tax revenues from employed vs. dependent individuals.
Everyone benefits from Preferred Source purchasing -- workers on the job, supportive customers, and the entire New York State community!
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17. NYSID Preferred Source Products
Custodial Items including Environmentally Safe Cleaners
Foods & Beverages
Health & Patient Care
Office & School
Uniforms, General & Custom-Printed Apparel
(See for complete selection)
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18. NYSID Preferred Source Services
Data Imaging & Micrographics
Electronics Recycling
Food Services
Furniture Refurbishment
Industrial Laundry
(See for complete selection)
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19. NYSID Preferred Source Services
Janitorial & Grounds Keeping
Mail Fulfillment
Messenger & Delivery
Secure Document Destruction
Temporary Staff Support
(See for complete selection)
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20. NYSID GREEN Initiatives
Environmentally Friendly Products:
Toilet Flush Valves
Toilet Paper – 100% Recycled Materials
Paper Towels – 100% Recycled Materials
MicroGreen Oil Filters
…and more!
(See for complete selection)
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21. NYSID GREEN Initiatives
Green Seal Approved Cleaning:
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
Glass Cleaner
Food Service Cleaner
Neutral Disinfectant
Washroom Cleaner
…and more!
(See for complete selection)
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22. NYSID GREEN Initiatives
Services Reducing Landfills
Electronics Recycling
Document Destruction
Furniture Refurbishment
Sanitation Recycling
(See for complete selection)
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23. Find your location on this map and call your NYSID Account Representative.
Central Region:
Tom Batson
Hudson Valley Region:
Corey Heritage
x293
Western Region:
Margie Werder
Northern Metro NYC: Bob Hammel
For higher education customers, contact Meredith Hartman
x 294
For local municipality customers, contact Sara Erickson
x 245
NYC/Long Island: Edwin Zitovsky
or Jim Ring
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24. Resources for Preferred Source Purchasers:
NYSID website:
OGS list of Preferred Source Offerings:
OGS guide to green cleaning products:
OGS guide for recycling electronics:
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25. www.nysid.org For a copy of the newest NYSID catalog:
Phone: , ext. 215
New York State Industries
for the Disabled, Inc.
11 Columbia Circle Drive
Albany, NY
For a copy of the newest NYSID catalog:
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