T0025 Affidavit of Apparel.pdf

AFFIDAVIT OF APPAREL PRODUCTION

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY

33 WEST STATE STREET, P.O. BOX 230 TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625-0230

STATE OF:

COUNTY OF:

I, , the , on (Name of Authorized Agent) (Title of Authorized Agent) behalf of , being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

(Bidder’s Name)

1. I am authorized to act on behalf of the Bidder. I am personally acquainted with the operations of the Bidder, and have full knowledge of the factual basis comprising the contents of this Affidavit of Apparel Production (hereinafter “Affidavit”). The contents of this Affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge.

2. The Bidder submits this Affidavit as part of a Quote in response to a Bid Solicitation issued by the Division of Purchase and Property, Department of the Treasury, State of New Jersey, as required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-158 et seq.

3. As required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-161(a), the following is a list of every location where apparel production will take place, including any subcontractor locations:

4. As required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-161(b), the following are the names, titles, and business addresses of the principal officers of each Subcontractor to be used for apparel production in fulfillment of the apparel contract:

5. All apparel production will be performed in the United States.

YES NO

6. As required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-160, Bidder confirms that, when selling or otherwise providing apparel to the State, including participation in allowance or voucher programs, all apparel production will be in compliance with each of the following requirements, except in the case of a requirement that is adjudicated to be unenforceable because of preemption by federal law:

a. All apparel production under the contract shall be performed in the United States, except in cases in which the commissioner determines that it is not possible for the public body to obtain apparel produced in the United States which meets the necessary requirements of the public body;

b. Apparel production workers employed to produce the apparel shall be provided a work environment that is safe, healthy, and free of discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, sex and sexual preference;

c. Apparel production workers employed to produce the apparel shall be provided non-poverty compensation at an hourly rate determined by the commissioner to be not less than the poverty line for a family of three, based on 40 hours of work a week for 50 weeks a year;

d. Apparel production workers employed to produce the apparel shall not be terminated except for just-cause and vendors and their contractors and subcontractors shall provide a mechanism to resolve all disputes with apparel production workers;

e. Vendors and their contractors and sub-contractors shall adapt a neutrality position with respect to attempts to organize by their employees, and agree to voluntarily recognize a union when a majority of workers have signed cards authorizing union representation;

f. The facilities where the apparel production occurs shall be open to inspection by the commissioner, the board, or any political subdivision of this State, any other state or other governmental or intergovernmental unit with which the commissioner or the board cooperates or by any appropriate consortia in which the board or the commissioner participates pursuant to section 5 of this act; and

g. No contractor or sub-contractor involved in the providing or production of apparel has a pattern or practice of violation of legal employment protections, including laws and regulations governing wages and hours, discrimination, occupational safety and health, child labor, industrial homework, workers' compensation, and occupational safety and health.

7. Any changes to the information set forth in this Affidavit during the term of any awarded apparel contract will be immediately reported by Bidder to the Director, Division of Purchase and Property.

8. I understand that, if it is determined that the Bidder has violated N.J.S.A. 34:6-158 et seq., including any finding of a failure to provide truthful information within this Affidavit, the Director, Division of Purchase and Property, in conjunction with the Commissioner of the Department of Labor, may:

a. Reject the bid or rescind any contract awarded.

b. Terminate this contract at the earliest feasible date.

c. Bar the Bidder from receiving pending or subsequent apparel contracts, unless preempted by federal law.

9. This Affidavit is submitted to the Division of Purchase and Property in order to induce the Division of Purchase and Property to accept a bid proposal, with knowledge that the Division of Purchase and Property relies upon the truth of the statements contained herein.

Bidder’s Name

Signature of Authorized Agent

Print Name and Title of Authorized Agent

SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED TO BEFORE ME ON

THIS DAY OF , 20

NOTARY PUBLIC