HBITS rate chart: Technical Writer · Junior
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)ShowHide
- 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| Submits | # | Vendor | BillsBills the State | Vs cut-offAgainst the cut-off | Rate schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ×1 | 1 | Avenues | $49.48 | likely above$11.52 over | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 2 | Equiliem | $48.08 | likely above$10.12 over | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 3 | Voyatek | $46.06 | likely above$8.10 over | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 4 | Knowledge Builders | $40.71 | likely above$2.75 over | 1 Jul 2025 |
| ×1 | 5 | Unique Comp | $38.51 | likely above$0.55 over | 1 Jul 2024 |
| ×1 | 6 | CMA | $35.40 | likely clears$2.56 under | 1 Jul 2025 |
| ×1 | 7 | TEKsystems | $35.00 | likely clears$2.96 under | 1 Jul 2019 |
| ×1 | 8 | S2Tech | $34.64 | likely clears$3.32 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 9 | Experis | $34.58 | likely clears$3.38 under | 1 Jul 2024 |
| ×1 | 10 | Software People | $33.77 | likely clears$4.19 under | 1 Jul 2024 |
| ×1 | 11 | OST | $33.74 | likely clears$4.22 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 12 | Tech Valley Talent | $33.05 | likely clears$4.91 under | 1 Jul 2025 |
| ×1 | 13 | Greycell | $32.99 | likely clears$4.97 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 14 | Sligo | $32.82 | likely clears$5.14 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 15 | Broad Crossing | $32.60 | likely clears$5.36 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 16 | CTS | $31.86 | likely clears$6.10 under | 1 Jul 2025 |
| ×1 | 17 | Crossfire | $31.83 | likely clears$6.13 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 18 | Bits & Bytes | $31.78 | likely clears$6.18 under | 1 Jul 2024 |
| ×1 | 19 | MVP Consulting | $31.70 | likely clears$6.26 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 20 | JSM | $31.64 | likely clears$6.32 under | 1 Jul 2023 |
| ×1 | 21 | Mindlance | $31.55 | likely clears$6.41 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 22 | Spruce | $31.04 | likely clears$6.92 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 23 | Genesys | $30.81 | likely clears$7.15 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 24 | I-Link | $30.77 | likely clears$7.19 under | 1 Jul 2025 |
| ×1 | 25 | System Edge | $30.57 | likely clears$7.39 under | 1 Jul 2024 |
| ×1 | 26 | Trigyn | $29.84 | likely clears$8.12 under | 1 Jul 2024 |
| ×1 | 27 | Panha | $28.38 | likely clears$9.58 under | 1 Jul 2026 |
| ×1 | 28 | LanceSoft | $27.37 | likely clears$10.59 under | 1 Jul 2023 |
| ×1 | 29 | SVAM | $25.28 | likely clears$12.68 under | 1 Jul 2019 |
| ×1 | 30 | V Group | $24.60 | likely clears$13.36 under | 1 Jul 2019 |
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
- Attachment 1 · Pricing schedules
- Attachment 7 · HBITS Process
- Attachment 4 · Titles, levels, regions
- OGS contractor list
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.