T1090 21DPP00595 Bid Amendment 1 1.7.2021~1.docx
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- Solicitation number
- 21DPP00595
- Issued by
- Mercer County, New Jersey
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This document is a Bid Amendment #1 for Bid Solicitation #21DPP00595 issued by the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Purchase and Property Procurement Bureau for T1090 Foods: Tuna, Chunk Light, Canned, for Distribution and Support Services. The bid is open to all interested vendors, with a Quote Submission Due Date of January 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The bid solicitation covers the purchase of canned tuna for distribution and support services to be provided to the New Jersey Department of Human Services and the Division of Social Services over a three-year Blanket P.O. term, with no guarantees of usage or total quantities ordered. The amendment provides clarification on accessing PDF documents, completing and attaching required forms, exceptions to the Standard Terms and Conditions, and the requirement to provide specification data sheets for equivalent brands.
The bid solicitation does not include a total quantity in cases but provides estimated quantities that may be ordered over the three-year term, with orders placed on an as-needed basis. The approved brands for the product are listed in the bid solicitation. Vendors must log into the NJSTART system to review their submitted quotes prior to the due date.
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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
SHEILA Y. OLIVER
Lt. Governor
MAURICE A. GRIFFIN
Acting Director https://www.njstart.gov
To: All Interested Vendors {Bidders}
Re: Bid Solicitation # 21DPP00595 Bid Solicitation: T1090 Foods: Tuna, Chunk Light, Canned, for Distribution and Support Services Quote Submission Due Date: January 28, 2021 (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.
It is the sole responsibility of the Vendor {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 Bid Solicitation as set forth in all Bid Amendments.
All other instructions, terms, and conditions of the Bid Solicitation shall remain the same.
Bid Solicitation: # 21DPP00595 T1090 Foods: Tuna, Chunk Light, Canned, for Distribution and Support Services Answers to Questions
Where applicable, each question references the appropriate Bid Solicitation section.
| # |
| Bid Solicitation |
Section Reference Question (Bolded) and Answer
| 1 |
| N/A |
| When trying to open a Portable Document Format (PDF) I am receiving an error message and am unable to access the PDF. How should I proceed? |
Answer: It is recommended that users utilize Internet Explorer to view PDFs. Certain PDF forms cannot be opened in the Chrome or Firefox built in PDF viewers that are enabled by default. If using Chrome or Firefox it is recommended that the file is downloaded instead by clicking the download button in the upper right-hand corner of the browser after an error message is received. An alternative option is to disable the built in PDF viewers in Chrome or Firefox.
| 2 |
| N/A |
| Should I check that I have properly completed and attached all the required documents with my submitted Quote? |
Answer: Yes. Prior to the Quote Opening Deadline, a Vendor {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 Vendor {Bidder} fails to attach a required form or attaches a blank form. To review a submitted a Quote a Vendor {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.
| 3 |
| Section 1.3.1.1 |
| Will the State allow Vendors to take exception to any of the Standard Terms and Conditions? |
Answer: As stated in Bid Solicitation Section 1.3.1.1, Exceptions to the NJ Standard Terms and Conditions (SSTC): "Questions regarding the SSTC proposed exceptions to mandatory requirements, including the Special and Standard Terms and Conditions in Sections 5 and 9 of this Bid Solicitation must be posed during this Electronic Question and Answer period and shall contain the Vendor's {Bidder's} suggested changes and the reason(s) for the suggested changes." Additionally, as stated in Section 4.1, General: "Quotes including Vendor {Bidder} proposed terms and conditions may be accepted, but Vendor {Bidder} proposed terms or conditions that conflict with those contained in the Bid Solicitation, as defined in Section 2.0 of this Bid Solicitation, or that diminish the State's rights under any Blanket P.O. resulting from the Bid Solicitation, may render a Quote non-responsive."
| 4 |
| Section 4.4.3.3 |
| What will happen if a Bidder does not provide specification data sheets for all equivalent brands bid that are not listed as an approved brand? |
Answer: If a Vendor {Bidder} fails to provide, with its Quote, specification data sheets for an equivalent brand bid on a given price line, its Quote for that equivalent brand and given price line will be deemed non-responsive.
Bid Solicitation Section 4.4.3.3 states:
“Vendors {Bidders} shall submit with its Quote specification data sheets for all equivalent brands bid. The specification data sheets must document that its product bid meets or exceeds the requirements of the Bid Solicitation specifications.
Vendors {Bidders} offering approved products identified in this Bid Solicitation are not required to submit specification data sheets for those approved products only. However, all required information identified on the State-Supplied Price Sheet is necessary to confirm specification conformance and must be provided.
Please disregard the answer provided in response to this question posted in the Q&A Tab for Bid Solicitation # 21DPP00595. The answer above has been provided for clarity.”
| 5 |
| Section 3.11 |
| Is there a total quantity in cases for this bid? |
Answer: Please see Bid Solicitation 3.11 for the estimated quantities that will be ordered by the DSS over the three (3) year Blanket P.O. term, as well as the estimated minimum quantity per delivery.
Please also note that Bid Solicitation Section 3.11 states, “The State makes no guarantees of Blanket P.O. usage or total quantities ordered during the Blanket P.O. term, including any extension(s) thereof. The State reserves the right to increase, decrease or eliminate quantities in their entirety.
Orders are placed on an as-needed basis and frequency may vary.”
| 6 |
| Section 3.1 |
| Where can I find a list of approved brands? |
Answer: Please see Bid Solicitation Section 3.1, Product Specifications, for a complete list of the Approved Products for the price line item.
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