Automotive cleaners and fluids

The City of Newark, New Jersey is soliciting competitive bids for Invitation to Bid (ITB) #2025-03 for Automotive Cleaners and Fluids through its e-Procurement Portal, with bids due by 10:15 am on Thursday, February 20, 2025. This procurement seeks to establish a two-year contract for a comprehensive range of 25 automotive cleaning products and fluids, including windshield washer fluid, starting fluid, steam jenny cleaner solution, brake cleaner spray, battery terminal cleaner, engine degreaser, and various other specialized automotive maintenance products. Each item requires bidders to submit pricing on a per-unit basis (drums, cans, containers, or bottles), with all costs including labor, transportation, materials, shipping, and handling to be incorporated into the unit price. All pricing must be quoted F.O.B. destination with inside delivery during normal weekday business hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm), and bidders may propose advance delivery notification arrangements if needed. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive informalities, award contracts to multiple vendors, adjust contract quantities based on actual needs, and request product samples to verify that all items are new, of good quality, from current manufacturer production, and covered by manufacturers' warranties.

Bidders must complete and submit all mandatory compliance documentation with their bid responses, including the Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran form certifying no investment in Iranian entities as required by New Jersey Public Law 2012, c. 25, along with various other forms addressing equal employment opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, statement of ownership disclosure, bidder qualification, criminal conviction disclosure, sweatshops ordinance compliance, Sudan ordinance compliance, and political contribution disclosure. Failure to complete any required section may result in bid rejection. The procurement documents do not specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors, or provide a specific budget range or award value. All bids must be submitted electronically through the City's e-Procurement Portal, with any bids received after the 10:15 am deadline on February 20, 2025 being rejected from consideration.