This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Somerville, New Jersey. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The County of Somerset requests bids for all County agencies and bidders may voluntarily extend the contract to the Somerset County Cooperative Pricing System membership (#2 SOCCP). Also, the bid tabulation will be posted, as always, to electronically available. Any Bid Addenda will be issued online and processed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23(c)(1). All interested bidders should check online from now through bid opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to this procurement. Bidders shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 and N.J.A.C. 17-27 et seq. Each bid shall be submitted on the proposal form attached, in a sealed envelope (1) Addressed to the Purchasing Agent (2) Bearing the name and address of the bidder on the outside (3) Clearly marked "BID" with the name of the item(s) being bid. Provide One (1) Original & One (1) copy of the bid. Faxed or emailed bids will NOT be accepted. Question Deadline 11/18/2024 No oral interpretation of the meaning of the specifications will be made to any bidder. Every request for an interpretation shall be in writing, addressed to the Purchasing Agent, referencing the Contract Name and Contract Number in the subject line, at PurchasingDiv@co.somerset.nj.us. In order to be given consideration, written requests for interpretation and or clarification must be received at last three (3) business days prior to the date fixed for the opening of the bids. METHOD OF CONTRACT AWARD A. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive identified irregularities and technicalities, and to award in whole or in part to the lowest responsible bidder, if it is in the best interest of the County to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any bid which is incomplete, obscure, or irregular may be rejected, any bid having erasures or corrections in the price sheet may be rejected, any bid in which unit prices are omitted, or in which unit/total prices are unbalanced, may be rejected, any bid accompanied by any insufficient or irregular certified check, cashier's check or bid bond may be rejected. B. The County further reserves the right to award each item separately to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications or to make an award based on the total bid to the bidder whose total sum is the low bid meeting the specifications, whichever in the awarding authorities' opinion is in the best interest of the County. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the County reserves the right to award a contract based on either option that may be described in the bid proposal or based on any combination thereof. C. The County may also elect to award the contract on the basis of unit prices. D. The County reserves the right to award equal or tie bids at their discretion to any one of the tie bidders. E. Should the bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fail to enter into a contract within 10 days, the County may then, at its option, accept the bid of the next lowest responsible bidder. F. The effective period of this contract will be two years unless otherwise noted in the specifications. Continuation of the terms of this contract beyond the fiscal year is contingent on availability of funds in the following year's budget. In the event of unavailability of such funds, the County reserves the right to cancel this contract. G. The form of contract shall be submitted by the County to the successful bidder. Terms of the specifications/bid package prevail. Bidder exceptions must be formally accepted by the County; material exceptions shall not be approved. H. Government entities are not private business/consumer clients; therefore, separate company agreements are not honored. Terms of the specifications/bid package prevail unless otherwise noted by the vendor as exceptions. This contract shall be for one (1) year effective from date of award.