N.J. Admin. Code § 17:12-1A.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 17:12-1A.1 - Advertised procurements

(a) Except as provided in this subchapter, all procurements shall be effected through advertised procurement procedures.

(b) The Director shall structure RFPs to provide for a single contract award to a single bidder, unless contract awards to multiple bidders are permitted as herein after provided in this subchapter.

(c) The Director may structure an RFP to include multiple lines encompassing more than one commodity, group of commodities, service or group of services, with separate contract awards for each price line or grouping of price lines.

(d) Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:34-12.1, the Director may structure an RFP to provide for awards to multiple bidders to meet the anticipated needs of State agencies and, if the State contracts are to be extended to cooperative purchasing participants pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:12-2.3, the anticipated needs of cooperative purchasing participants, based upon one or more of the following criteria:

1. The anticipated quantities of products and/or services required by using agencies;

2. The needs of using agencies for prompt access to providers of maintenance, repair parts, and service;

3. The needs of using agencies for cost-efficient, timely local deliveries;

4. The needs of using agencies to purchase materials, supplies, services, or equipment compatible with those previously purchased;

5. The needs of using agencies for standardization of equipment, interchangeability of parts, or continuation of services;

6. The collective safety, environmental, or technological needs of using agencies; and/or

7. Any other factors that the Director determines make multiple awards necessary to serve the State's interests.

(e) The Division's record of each contract procurement conducted under the provisions of (d) above shall document the reason(s) for the multiple contract award structure.

(f) All advertised procurements shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 17:12-2.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:12-1A.1

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 141(a), effective 1/22/2019