Press Release - 11-14-2012

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012

STATEMENT FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA J. FIALA

"The current contract for the production of driver license and non-driver documents expires in May, 2013. As required, DMV issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for companies capable of producing the documents after that date. Three companies responded to the RFP. Each of their parent organizations are based outside of the United States. No New York company submitted a proposal, however, the winning bidder is required to produce the license documents in New York. Evaluation criteria were shared with all those submitting bids. The two losing bidders were not selected because their products were inferior with respect to document security and anti-tampering measures that are standard for licenses. Since the driver license serves as a de facto national identification card, it is extremely important that the documents we provide the citizens of New York are the most secure and least able to be altered or counterfeited. We are confident that the vendor we have chosen will provide the best value for the citizens of New York."

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