Cooperative Purchasing Form~7.pdf

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ATTACHMENT 4 - COOPERATIVE PURCHASING FORM

Ed Meyers D:20050718094938- 04'00' D:20050718095034- 04'00'

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

PROCUREMENT BUREAU

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

33 WEST STATE STREET

PO BOX 230

TRENTON, NJ 08625-0230

SOLICITATION NUMBER:

BID OPEN DATE:

TIME:

T-NUMBER:

BIDDERS NAME:

BIDDERS FEIN:

IMPORTANT NOTICE

BIDDERS ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW THE ATTACHED REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND ANSWER THE CONTRACT EXTENSION QUESTION LISTED BELOW.

AGREEMENT TO EXTEND STATE CONTRACT TERMS

TO QUASI-STATE AGENCIES, COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COUNTY

COLLEGES AND STATE COLLEGES

THE QUESTION BELOW ELICITS THE BIDDER'S ADVANCE AGREEMENT TO OR REJECTION OF THE USE OF THIS STATE CONTRACT BY THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES:

N.J.S.A. 52:27B-56.1 PERMITS THE PARTICIPATION OF QUASI-STATE AGENCIES IN STATE CONTRACTS.

N.J.S.A. 52:25-16.1 ALLOWS THE DIRECTOR TO EXTEND IN ADVANCE THE LOCAL USE OF STATE CONTRACTS BY INCLUDING A PROVISION FOR SUCH PURCHASES IN THE STATE CONTRACT.

N.J. S.A. 52 :25-16.2 PERMITS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEER FIRST AID SQUADS AND RESCUE SQUADS TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE CONTRACTS.

N.J.S.A. 52:25-16.5 PERMITS INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE CONTRACTS.

N.J.S.A. 18A:64A-25.9 PERMITS ANY COLLEGE TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE CONTRACTS.

N.J.S.A. 18A:64-60 PERMITS ANY STATE COLLEGE TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE CONTRACTS.

N.J.S.A. 40:11-12 AND N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-10 TO ALLOW COUNTIES. MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE SUCH STATE CONTRACTS AND TO DEAL "DIRECTLY" WITH STATE CONTRACT VENDORS INSTEAD OF BIDDING THE ITEMS.

THE SAME PRICE MUST BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE STATE AND FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ALSO MUST BE THE SAME UNLESS A PARTICULAR TERM OR CONDITION IS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED OTHERWISE IN THE RFP BY THE STATE.

A BIDDER'S WILLINGNESS OR UNWILLINGNESS TO EXTEND WILL "NOT" BE A FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE STATE AWARD. THE DIRECTOR WILL "NOT" AWARD A SEPARATE CONTRACT FOR LOCAL USE. THE VENDOR MUST AFFIRMATIVELY INDICATE ITS CONSENT TO SUCH EXTENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE RFP, AT THE TIME OF CONTRACT AWARD, OR AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT.

DO YOU AGREE TO EXTEND ANY STATE CONTRACTS AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFP TO THE AFOREMENTIONED ENTITIES AT THE SAME PRICE AND COMMON TERMS AND CONDITIONS?

YES _____ NO _______

IF THE BIDDER DOES NOT CHECK "YES" OR "NO" TO THE ABOVE QUESTION, THE ANSWER WILL BE CONSIDERED AS "NO" .

NOTE: NO CONTRACT WILL BE EXTENDED TO THESE ENTITIES UNLESS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES FOR THE EXTENSION AT THE TIME OF THE AWARD, OR AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT.

PBCOPI Rev. 12/14

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING FORM