Let us guide you through the…

Preferred Source Process

One out of every…10 PEOPLE

in the world has a disability.

THAT’S 650 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

?Did you know

Working-age people with disabilities are 2.7 times more likely to live in poverty

than their non-disabled peers.

Individuals with a disability are more likely to be unemployed

than those without.

In 1964, New York State creates

the Finance Law

Established as a way to advance special social and economic goals of those organizations

serving workers with disabilities…

…resulting in the PREFERRED SOURCE SYSTEM.

STATE AGENCIES SCHOOLS MUNICIPALITIES

NYSID VIRTUAL STOREFRONT

Purchases from Preferred Sources take precedence over all other

sources of supply and competitive procurement methods.

Defining the Corporate Partnership

The purpose of the Corporate Partnering Program is to develop business opportunities between

Preferred Source agencies and Private Vendors.

NYSID – Contract Holder

Preferred Source Agencies - provides workforce

Corp Partner – Commercial Service Provider

PREFERRED SOURCE AGENCY

CONTRACT HOLDER

PREFERRED SOURCE AGENCY

Specializing in services for individualswith barriers to employment since 1954

CORPORATE PARTNER

Manufacturing products and providing servicesProviding employment for the disabled

Camelot offers Preferred Source reproduction and copy services:

Digital Color

Black & White Photocopying

Banners and Displays

Architectural Reproductions

Variable Data

Mobile Distributionand so much more!

How and why to use Preferred Source

How to procure through PSNegotiate pricing and services directly though NYSID

You benefit from PSAvoid costly, time consuming bidding Process

Obtain the highest quality products and serviceYou create jobs for New Yorker’s with disabilities

You are meeting your legal obligation to NYS’s finance lawFulfill your PS and wbe requirements

Everyone benefitsEliminates the costly, time consuming bidding process

Provides financial independence for the disabledNYS benefits from lower public assist

In 2010 Under the Preferred Source Program

…there were 6,057 disabled individuals employed.

…there were 3.3 million hours worked.

…there were 41.1 million in wages earned.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Contracting with a preferred source will create job opportunities for the disabled.

The KEY to this successful partnership starts with you... Give us a call at 518.435.9696 to learn

more about the preferred source process.