T2637 Bid Amendment 6 QA 8.20.2020.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

SHEILA Y. OLIVER

Lt. Governor

MAURICE A. GRIFFIN

Acting Director https://www.njstart.gov

August 20, 2020

To: All Interested Vendors {Bidders}

Re: Bid Solicitation #20DPP00498 T2637 Insurance and Real Estate License Examinations and Selected Services

QUOTE SUBMISSION DUE DATE: Friday, October 16, 2020 (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

Bid Amendment #6

The following constitutes Bid Amendment #6 to the above referenced Bid Solicitation:

· Answers to Electronic Vendor {Bidder} questions submitted during the 2nd round of Electronic Question and Answer period;

· Due to concerns with COVID-19, hard copies of Quotes will NOT be accepted. All Quote documents and samples must be submitted through the NJSTART eProcurement site. For more information, see the Special Notice released by the State on March 16, 2020: https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/specialnotices/03162020a.shtml.

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 # 20DPP00498 T2637; Insurance and Real Estate License Examinations and Selected Services

Answers to Questions

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

Section Reference Question (Bolded) and Answer

In the 2014 RFP for this project (RFP 15-X-23487), it was required to submit two separate proposals ? one for DOI and one for REC. This requirement is not included in the current RFP. Can you please clarify whether a single proposal submission is preferred, or if you prefer separate submissions for DOI and REC?

Two (2) separate Quotes are not required. Vendors {Bidders} may submit one (1) Quote in response to either DOI or REC’s requirements, or one (1) Quote in response to both DOI and REC’s requirements. Up to two (2) Master Blanket P.O.s may be awarded as a result.

Pursuant to Bid Solicitation Section 1.1, if one (1) Blanket PO is awarded in which the Vendor {Contractor} establishes a shared, singular system, the Vendor {Contractor} must ensure that DOI and REC cannot access the other’s data.

Vendors {Bidders} are cautioned that this new Bid Solicitation addresses current requirements. Vendors {Bidders} should not rely upon or use data from the prior Blanket P.O.

Was Amendment 5, released on 8/3/2020, inclusive of all vendor questions during the first round of Q&A?

Yes. Amendment 5 answered all Vendor {Bidder} questions submitted during the first round of Questions and Answers period.

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