M4019 Grounds Maintenance Equipment

The State of New Jersey, Division of Purchase and Property, awarded contract NATCOOP/NJCOOP 27-FLEET-143855 to Deere & Company on August 18, 2026, for the provision of grounds maintenance equipment and related services through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program. The contract encompasses two primary line items: grounds maintenance equipment (including lawn and garden equipment, zero-turn mowers, turf products, compact tractors, utility vehicles, skid steers, and snow removal equipment) and delivery costs, including expedited delivery, return shipping charges, and restocking fees. The contract is structured as a Participating Addendum to Sourcewell Master Agreement #112624-DAC and extends purchasing authority to authorized state and local entities, including state agencies, county and municipal governments, school districts, volunteer fire departments, quasi-state agencies, county colleges, state colleges, and independent institutions of higher education throughout New Jersey.

The contract period extends from August 18, 2026, through January 31, 2029, with three optional one-year extensions available through January 31, 2032. Pricing is determined by current price lists published on the Sourcewell website and NJSTART Marketplace, with final costs calculated using list prices and negotiated contractor discounts. Deere & Company is required to maintain between two and fifteen authorized distributors, remit a one percent Procurement Efficiency Program Fee quarterly on all invoiced purchases, and deliver products within thirty calendar days of order receipt on a free on board destination basis. The contract specifies standard New Jersey procurement requirements, including products liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,500,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate.