T2931 Bid Amendment _3 6.2.26~5.docx

This is Bid Amendment #3 issued by the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property, for Bid Solicitation #26DPP01281 (T2931) concerning custom farm services for field operations administered by the Department of Environmental Protection. The procurement encompasses 102 price lines organized into three regional groups (Northern, Central, and Southern) covering five service categories: reclamation operations, soil preparation operations, planting operations, haying operations, and herbicide operations. The original quote submission deadline of April 29, 2026, was subsequently extended to May 29, 2026, and has now been further revised to June 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. An optional pre-quote conference was scheduled for March 5, 2026, with written questions due by March 12, 2026. The contract will be awarded on a competitive basis with one contract per regional group for a three-year base term with optional extensions of up to two additional years by mutual written consent.

All pricing must be firm and fixed for all price lines within a selected regional group, with unit pricing varying by service type and measured in days, acres, or bales. All costs must be all-inclusive of labor, materials, overhead, and equipment, with the exception that the State will provide seeds. Qualified bidders performing herbicide operations must possess a Pesticide Applicator Business license issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and all contractors and subcontractors must maintain valid Public Works Contractor Registration certificates and comply with New Jersey State Prevailing Wage Act requirements. No small business, woman-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, or disabled veteran-owned business set-asides apply to this procurement. The State reserves the right to negotiate with one or multiple bidders within a competitive range or request best and final offers. All contract costs will be paid through electronic funds transfer, and contractors must submit quarterly sales reports and remit a one percent Procurement Efficiency Program fee to Periscope.