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HBITS rate chart: Database Administrator · Expert

Every figure below is for this scenario all 30 vendors submit. Change any control and the cut-off moves.

What sets the cut-off: three numbers, and the greatest one applies (§1.4.3)Show
5th-lowest response
$78.51
Median + 5%
$87.68
Median + 1 standard deviationthe cut-off
$91.63
  • The greatest of the three applies — recomputed per task order over valid responses only, past the Mandatory Qualification and ≥60% of the Requested (§1.9.6).
  • They run over responses, not vendors 30 here: 30 vendors × 1 position × 1 candidate each.
  • Extra candidates move one number — each repeats that vendor’s own rate, so the median and σ stay put; only the 5th-lowest falls.

Every vendor, by what it bills the State

30 active vendors · 30 responses · 25 likely clear · Region 1
SubmitsVendorBillsVs cut-offRate schedule
×1Equiliem$112.74likely above1 Jul 2026
×1V Group$105.00likely above1 Jul 2019
×1LanceSoft$98.54likely above1 Jul 2023
×1SVAM$93.86likely above1 Jul 2019
×1Voyatek$92.11likely above1 Jul 2026
×1Experis$90.91likely clears1 Jul 2024
×1Knowledge Builders$89.57likely clears1 Jul 2025
×1JSM$87.90likely clears1 Jul 2023
×1Tech Valley Talent$87.25likely clears1 Jul 2025
×1Spruce$86.23likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Sligo$85.70likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Greycell$85.64likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Panha$84.64likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Unique Comp$83.98likely clears1 Jul 2024
×1S2Tech$83.55likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Mindlance$83.46likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Software People$83.29likely clears1 Jul 2024
×1TEKsystems$83.22likely clears1 Jul 2019
×1Genesys$82.50likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Bits & Bytes$82.20likely clears1 Jul 2024
×1MVP Consulting$81.64likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1OST$81.31likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1CTS$80.94likely clears1 Jul 2025
×1I-Link$80.38likely clears1 Jul 2025
×1Avenues$78.59likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1Crossfire$78.51likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1CMA$78.50likely clears1 Jul 2025
×1Trigyn$76.97likely clears1 Jul 2024
×1Broad Crossing$76.60likely clears1 Jul 2026
×1System Edge$75.34likely clears1 Jul 2024

Submits — untick to take a vendor out; ×N is what it contributes if it does. Vendor — opens its OGS pricing schedule. Rate schedule — the effective date printed on it; vendors need not refile yearly, so an earlier date means those rates still stand. Tinted rows likely clear, and the rule above the first of them is where the cut-off falls. Likely — the cut-off moves with who submits, and §1.9.6’s technical bar is settled before rate is looked at.

Let only one vendor submit you — if two do, only the lowest bill rate counts, and a vendor needs your permission to put your name forward. The rule, and your lever in it →

Positions and candidates per position are both stated on the task order’s Form 1 (§1.2.1 and §1.2.2) — set them from it and the cut-off is computed for that order rather than a guess. They multiply: 1 × 1 = up to 1 response from each submitting vendor. Who actually submits is on no document anywhere.

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What we assume, stated plainly

  • PSI International and RMS Computer are excluded — contracts expired 30 June 2026, and an expired vendor cannot submit.
  • Valid responses only (§1.9.6) — the technical bar comes first; rate gates only what survives it.
  • “Lowest N” is a what-if — nothing says the cheapest vendors are likelier to submit. Leaving the dearest out lowers the cut-off, so it is the pessimistic end, not a forecast.
  • A band is indicative — the spread across two stated participation models, neither of which is real participation. A set you name is exact for that set, nothing more.
  • No per-vendor chance of clearing — on this data it moves by tens of points depending on which model you pick.

Sources — all public

Parsed 2026-09-02 · checked against OGS’s published averages

Published by Saathi Digital · rates as published in OGS award 23158 (Attachments 1, 4 and 7) · the cut-off and the band are our computation using OGS’s published method, not figures issued by OGS · information, not advice, and no prediction of any award · We are an independent publisher — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of New York State, OGS or any State agency. Tell us and we will correct it.