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OLG says central gaming-system RFP was canceled after a single bidder declined; plans to reissue and use one-year renewals
Summary
OLG told the committee the previous RFP for the central gaming system yielded only one viable bidder who declined to sign, leading OLG to cancel and rework the RFP; the agency plans to reissue the solicitation soon and will use available one-year renewals on the current contract while conversions could take 1214 months.
Committee members pressed OLG about a canceled RFP for the central gaming system that covers ticket printing and iLottery. Thomas R. Burnside said the previous RFP produced "only one remaining, viable bidder" who later declined to sign, prompting cancellation. OLG is revising requirements to address vendor concerns and "hopes to have that back to the Office of Contracts in process as early as the end of this week," Burnside said.
Agency counsel and OLG fiscal staff described procurement constraints: the draft RFP is agency-led, becomes public when issued, and is subject to procurement law; counsel noted protests are common in lottery procurements. Burnside warned that converting to a new vendor could require 1214 months depending on integrations between legacy hardware and a new back-end system, and that the agency holds three one-year renewal options on the current contract to bridge transitions. Chair Matt Fruman pressed for continued committee visibility and transparency as the RFP process proceeds.
