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COUNTY OF UNION

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE CONTRACT PROPOSALS

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Director of the Division of Purchasing of the County of Union, New Jersey or her designee on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. prevailing time in the 3^rd Floor Conference Room, U.C. Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey for:

Multilingual Outreach Services for Various County of Union Initiatives RCCP#3-2023

The contract period is anticipated to commence January 1, 2024 for a twelve (12) month term through December 31 2024, with an option to renew for two (2) 24-month extensions through December 31, 2028. in accordance with the specifications and forms of the proposal packages furnished by the Division of Purchasing. The County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any and all informalities in the proposal.  Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A20.4.

Requests for Competitive Contract Proposals may be obtained as of November 20, 2023 by registering and downloading at http://ucnj.org/vendor-opportunities/rfqs-and-rfps/current/ or via U.S. Postal Service upon written request. Fax your request for a proposal package to (908) 558-2548.  Proposers should be aware that the County of Union may issue addenda to the Request for Competitive Contract Proposal package.  The County of Union is only obligated to inform proposers of such addenda if they have obtained a package directly from the County of Union or have downloaded it from the County of Union’s website.

All questions should be submitted in writing and directed to Michelle Hagopian, Assistant Director, at ucbids@ucnj.org

Proposers are reminded to review their submissions for any information they consider to be confidential.  The County of Union will not be responsible for the release of any information contained in the proposal package which may be subject to confidentiality.

Proposal delivery is strongly encouraged to be made via commercial mail carrier (USPS, FedEx, UPS) so that tracking information is confirmed.  The County of Union is not responsible for late delivery by the U.S. Postal Service or any other carrier.  No late proposals will be accepted. Proposals submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.

All information requested in the Request for Competitive Contract Proposals must be provided or the vendor may be disqualified.  All Proposals MUST BE SEALED AND CLEARLY LABELED, on the outside of the packaging, with the subject of the proposal, name and address of the proposer, phone & fax numbers, and date of the proposal opening.  Each proposal must be delivered to reach the Division of Purchasing prior to the stated time of the opening of the proposals.

Proposals will be made in the form required by the specifications and one (1) original paper hard copy, four (4) paper hard copies, and one (1) electronic copy with the required scanned attachments of the proposal in PDF format on a CD or Thumb Drive submitted in a sealed envelope to: 

County of Union – Purchasing Dept. – 3^rd Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Attention: RCCP# 3-2023

Multilingual Outreach Services for Various County of Union Initiatives

County of Union Office of the County Manager

Proposers are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27.  

Michelle Hagopian, Assistant Director, Division of Purchasing, County of Union