Hypochlorite, Liquid Sodium (Water Treating Disinfectant)

The City of Newark, New Jersey is soliciting bids for Invitation to Bid (ITB) #2025-20 to procure Hypochlorite, Liquid Sodium (Water Treating Disinfectant) for water treatment purposes. This is an Essex County procurement requiring vendors to supply 15% sodium hypochlorite meeting AWWA B300-87 standards in bulk quantities for industrial water treatment applications. The City anticipates placing orders of 2,000 to 5,000 gallons per delivery with average monthly usage of approximately 15,000 gallons, requiring delivery to facilities in Newark and Montclair within 1-2 days of order receipt. The anticipated contract term is two years, with bidders required to submit firm unit pricing per gallon for both contract years through the City's e-Procurement Portal. Evaluation criteria include vendor qualifications, business registration status, affirmative action compliance, various state-mandated certifications, non-discrimination policies, and equal employment opportunity adherence. The City reserves the right to request product samples, analysis, and manufacturer warranties. The bid submission deadline is March 27, 2025, at 10:15 am, with a question submission deadline of March 20, 2025; only electronic bids submitted through the e-Procurement Portal will be accepted, and any bids received after 10:15 am will be rejected.

All prospective bidders must comply with comprehensive mandatory vendor submission requirements established by the City of Newark's Division of Central Purchasing, including Equal Employment Opportunity Language certification, Statement of Ownership Disclosure, Bidder Qualification Questionnaire, Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance attestation, Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran certification, Sweatshops Ordinance Compliance documentation, and Political Contribution Disclosure. Bidders must also execute the New Jersey Department of Treasury's Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran form, attesting under penalty of perjury that neither they nor their parent entities, subsidiaries, or affiliates are identified on the State Department of Treasury's Chapter 25 list as engaging in investment activities in Iran. The documentation does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors for this procurement. The solicitation does not specify a particular award value or budget range, though the contract scope and anticipated monthly usage volumes suggest substantial commodity procurement requirements. Vendors must acknowledge continuing obligations to notify the contracting unit of any changes to submitted information, and false statements or misrepresentations may result in bid rejection, contract termination, criminal prosecution, debarment, or suspension from future procurements.