T3054 Bid Amendment 1 QandA 5.20.26~1.docx

MIKIE SHERRILL

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

AARON BINDER

State Treasurer

DR. DALE G. CALDWELL

Lt. Governor

AMY F. DAVIS, ESQ.

Acting Director https://www.njstart.gov

May 20, 2026

To: All Interested Bidders

Re: Bid Solicitation # 26DPP01268 T3054 - Light Rail/Fixed Guide State Safety Oversight Support Services

Quote Submission Due Date: June 12, 2026 (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

Bid Amendment #1

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

· Answers to questions;

· Revisions to the Bid Solicitation. Please note that for all additions, deletions, clarifications and modifications to the Bid Solicitation, please refer to the attachment titled “T3054 Revised Bid Solicitation 5.20.26”, 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 4.5.2.1 of the Revised Bid Solicitation has been modified; and

· Section 4.6.7 of the Revised Bid Solicitation has been modified.

· Revised Attachment 3. Please refer to the attachment titled “REVISED T3054 Attachment 3 NJDOT SSO Potential Conflict of Interest COI Disclosure”.

An Optional Pre-Quote conference was held on May 5, 2026. No Bidders were in attendance and the conference ended at 11:10am.

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 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 #26DPP01268 T3054 - Light Rail/Fixed Guide State Safety Oversight Support Services

Answers to Questions

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

Section Reference Question (Bolded) and Answer

Please be advised that all Quotes shall be submitted electronically through NJSTART.

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 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.

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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.

b. Please clarify whether the CDE role is primarily intended to support and maintain existing systems or to develop new cloud/database environments, or both.

c. Please clarify what cloud platforms, databases, and reporting tools are currently being used.

d. d. Please clarify whether NJOIT will provide the hosting environment, software licenses, and system access required for this work, or if the solution is expected to be hosted and maintained outside of the NJOIT network.

a. A Business degree and knowledge through additional education and training (e.g. certifications, online courses or bootcamps) would satisfy the qualifications.

b. The CDR role is primarily intended to develop new cloud/database environments within the resources approved or offered by the New Jersey Office of Information Technology.

c. The current cloud platforms being used are provided by SimpliGov (https://simpligov.com) and MS SharePoint, the databases are in MS Excel and MS Access and the Federal Transit Agency (FTA) maintains and hosts reporting through the Transit Integrated Appian Development Platform (TrIAD).

d. Any potential hosting environment and associated licenses will be provided by or in conjunction with NJOIT.

The response time has been amended to within three (3) hours of notification by the SCM.

Please refer to Revised Bid Solicitation Sections 4.5.2.1 and 4.6.7, as they have been modified accordingly.

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