T0472 QA 3.12.24.docx

PHILIP D. MURPHY

Governor State of New Jersey

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY

PROCUREMENT BUREAU

33 WEST STATE STREET

P. O. BOX 230

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625-0230

ELIZABETH MAHER MUOIO

State Treasurer

TAHESHA L. WAY

Lt. Governor

AMY F. DAVIS, ESQ.

Acting Director https://www.njstart.gov

March 12, 2024

To: All Interested Bidders

Re: Bid Solicitation # 23DPP00915 T0472 – Unit Dose Pharmaceutical Services

Quote Submission Due Date: March 22, 2024 (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

Bid Amendment #1

The following constitutes Bid Amendment #1 to the above referenced Bid Solicitation:

· This Bid Amendment includes answers to questions;

· An Optional Pre-Quote Conference was held on January 16, 2024. The following firm was in attendance:

· Partners Pharmacy

· Mandatory Site Visits were held at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital on January 24, 2024 and the New Jersey Memorial Veterans Home in Menlo Park on January 25, 2024. The following firm was in attendance at each site visit:

· Partners Pharmacy

· An updated New Jersey State Standard Terms and Conditions, titled Attachment 1 - T0472 State of New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions 3.12.24; and

· Please note that for all additions, deletions, clarifications and modifications to the Bid Solicitation, please refer to the Revised Bid Solicitation titled “T0472 Revised Bid Solicitation 3.12.24”, and hereafter referred to in this document as the “Revised Bid Solicitation”. The additions, deletions, and/or revisions to the Revised Bid Solicitation Sections are as follows:

· Section 3.13.14 Certification of Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus Pursuant to P.L.2022, C3, revised;

· Section 5.1, Contract Term and Extension Option, revised;

· Section 5.9, Procurement Efficiency Program, revised;

· Section 7.2.2, Cyber Breach Insurance, revised; and

· Section 8.9.2, Price Evaluation, revised.

It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to be knowledgeable of all of the additions, deletions, clarifications, and modifications to the Bid Solicitation and/or the New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions relative to this Revised Bid Solicitation as set forth in all Bid Amendments.

All other instructions, terms, and conditions of the Revised Bid Solicitation shall remain the same.

Bid Solicitation #23DPP00915 T0472 – Unit Dose Pharmaceutical Services

Answers to Questions

Where applicable, each question references the appropriate Bid Solicitation section.

Section Reference Question (Bolded) and Answer

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Yes. Prior to the Quote Opening Deadline, a Bidder should review the documents comprising the submitted Quote to ensure that all of the required documents have been completed and attached. Oftentimes a Quote is deemed non-responsive because a Bidder fails to attach a required form or attaches a blank form. To review a submitted a Quote, a Bidder should log into NJSTART and review each document attached to the Quote submission. Instructions on how to review a submitted Quote can be found in the Quick Reference Guide entitled How to Review a Submitted Quote, which is available on the NJSTART Vendor Support Page under Vendor Reference Guides.

As stated in Bid Solicitation Section 2.2, Exceptions to the State of NJ Standard Terms and Conditions (SSTC): "Questions regarding the State of New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions and exceptions to mandatory requirements MUST be posed during the Electronic Question and Answer period and shall contain the Bidder's suggested changes and the reason(s) for the suggested change(s)." Moreover, as stated in Bid Solicitation Section 3.11, Bidder proposed terms or conditions that conflict with those contained in the State of New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions may render a Quote non-responsive.

The attachments to the Bid Solicitation can be found by the following:

· Go to: www.njstart.gov

· Scroll down and select “Open Bids”

· Click on the link for the T0472 Bid Solicitation: “23DPP00915”

· The Bid Solicitation attachments can be found in the “File Attachments” field

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